To fulfill his grandmother"s ultimatum, Lord Gabriel Sharpe pursues a spitfire he believes desperately needs him. Like everything daredevil Gabe does, wooing Virginia Waverly is a high-stakes game. Ever since her brother Roger died racing him, Virginia has yearned to take revenge on the reckless lord by beating him at his own sport. But when she challenges Lord Gabriel to a race, the so-called "Angel of Death" counters with a marriage proposal!