It’s difficult enough for Lady Clara Stanbourne to run her London home for reformed young pickpockets without having to contend with a criminal in business right next door. The mysterious Captain Morgan Pryce is obviously dealing in stolen property, and she will never allow the handsome scoundrel to lead the children astray! Pryce is very much mistaken if he believes her a delicate rosebud he can make bloom with soft words and passionate, unspoken promises. Now if only Clara could douse the fiery yearning the charming cad ignites inside her. Morgan wishes he could tell the exquisite Clara the truth: He is working undercover to break up a notorious crime ring. His mind should be on his duty—not wondering how it would feel to hold Clara in his arms and taste her luscious lips. But now that she has entered this most dangerous of games, Morgan knows he must have her, despite the very real peril to his secret mission . . . and to his heart!