Whether as spies or lovers, the Renegade Royals--illegitimate sons of England"s Royal Princes--are bold, skillful, and a force to be reckoned with...A war hero returned from Waterloo should be able to indulge in a bit of bad behavior. Instead, Captain William Endicott is summoned by his father, the Duke of York, to investigate an assassination plot. The unlikely suspect: William"s former sweetheart. Will can"t believe that innocent Evie Whitney could be mixed up in anything so nefarious. Then again, almost everything about Evie has changed--except for his body"s instinctive response to hers... Just as Evie"s life is finally coming together, Will saunters back into it. Should she slap him--or seduce him? Even as she tries to decide, scandal pushes her toward marriage with a man she can neither trust nor resist--and into the heart of a deadly conspiracy... Praise for Vanessa Kelly"s Renegade Royals series "Will definitely resonate with fans of Mary Jo Putney and Joanne Bourne." --Booklist "Kelly combines diverting dialogue, delightful surprises and finely tuned pacing to make this a winner." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)