Born into a privileged life in London, all that is required of Georgiana Wyndham is to live a life of virtue and obedience. She fails at both. Crippled by her father's severe beating, she remains strong and refuses to allow him to crush her indomitable will. When her father threatens those she loves, Georgiana knows that only way to stop him is with a knife through his heart.

Georgiana Fairchild is leading a double life. By day, she is the genteel wife of Edward Fairchild occupied with quiet civility and running a busy estate, despite confinement to a wheelchair. By night, she is the lover of Nicholas Markham, Captain in His Majesty's Navy, and the leader of a band of smugglers intent on finding a French spy.Unable to deny her love for Nicholas, she is still unable to trust him or any man with her secrets. Secrets that put her in danger from enemies intent on using them to control her. Secrets her husband discovers and uses as a weapon against her. Georgiana must risk trusting someone enough to save her or lose everything.