Olivia Bevelstroke, the only daughter of the Earl of Rudland, is beautiful and has a sizeable dowry Yet at the age of twenty-one she is still unmarried, causing people to whisper behind her back Sir Harry Valentine, a war veteran, is now back in London working in secret for the War Office Rumour has it that he killed his fiancee, which intrigues Olivia She thinks her new next-door neighbour looks the part, and even if he isn't a murderer, he's certainly up to something Then a real-live Russian prince comes to town, sparking intrigue He has his eye on Olivia, but so does Harry, who's been ordered to spy on the prince - and thus by extension, Olivia But will what he finds out about her bring her closer to his heart?