New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas returns with a thrilling, sexy new novel about a widowed lady and a Scot on the run who may have ties to one of London's most prominent families. "The Devil never tries to scare people." . He only tempts, causing them to step down a slippery slope.” A young, determined widow, Lady Merritt Stirling, runs her late husband’s shipping company and knows that London society can’t wait for her to stumble. Until now, she has deftly avoided scandals. But suddenly, Keir McRae, a rude Scot who owns a distillery, meets on her way, and all reasonable plans go to hell. It would be difficult to find people more incompatible than Merritt and Kier, but an irresistible attraction flares up between them. From the minute Kier McRae arrives in London, he is faced with two tasks. The first is not to fall in love with the dazzling lady Merritt Sterling. The second is not to die. And while on both fronts things leave much to be desired. Cyrus does not know who is trying to kill him and why, until, by the will of fate, he finds out that he is secretly connected with one of the most influential families in England. Suddenly, the world turns upside down, and the only one he can trust is Merritt. Merritt has never known such all-consuming passion, but Keir McRae cannot offer her a happy family life. When danger knocks on the door, Merritt must do everything possible to save the man she loves... no matter what he may turn out to be the devil himself.