Marielle Henley's betrothal to Richard Craymore has settled her future until her disobedience leads her into the path of a ruggedly handsome highwayman. York Blackstone's seemingly invulnerable nature, hardened by a life molded in poverty and thievery, is tested when he becomes enamored with his beautiful and defiant captive. When she reveals the name of her betrothed she becomes a pawn in his obsession to destroy the man who falsely accused his father of treason and left his family desolate. York will let nothing or no one, not even his alluring captive, stand in his way. Marielle becomes trapped between loyalties to her betrothed and to her own heart.
An unlikely group of conspirators joins together to bridge the gap between the power of the privileged and the determination of the discarded in society to seek justice.
York and Marielle's union must be sacrificed in the struggle to clear his father's name. Could a meddling elderly aunt bridge the gap and bring the two lovers together, or is it too late?
