Lord Lambeth can't help but be captivated by lovely Marianne Cotterwood though he knows she's hiding a secret. The desire he feels for this mysterious woman is powerful, as is his need to unravel her mystery...

Marianne can't remember anything of her life before she ended up in an orphanage. Her future changes again when she is taken in by a warmly eccentric family of pickpockets and thieves. Marianne's inborn grace makes her a natural thief, mingling with ease among the wealthy to find pigeons to pluck. Then Lord Lambeth catches her in the act.

But someone else is interested in Marianne's secrets, as well. A dangerous shadow from her past is closing in, and Marianne finds she has no choice but to place her turst in the one man she fears may be as reckelss as she...