The Rescue

He was the last man she'd ever expect to come to...
From the bestselling author of "The Engagement" comes a deliciously entertaining tale of a refined lady and a reformed thief drawn into a whirlwind of danger and desire....
A lady who knows too much...
There's nothing like witnessing a murder to shake up one's life. That's what Miss Primrose Victoria Dane discovers when she accidentally stumbles upon the scene of a deadly crime. Suddenly the well-bred spinster is on the run, hiding from a killer in the most notorious back alleys of east London--and finding to her surprise that she is more than up for the adventure...until she gets caught by a ruthless stranger with a wicked smile....
A rogue with a lot to learn...
Black-clad, black-haired, black-hearted "Nightshade." Once he was a master thief who ruled the London netherworld, executing daring daylight robberies, slipping into glittering ballrooms to relieve the "ton" of its jewels. Yet now Nightshade has gone respectable...and only a favor to a friend has brought him back to his old haunts--and his old ways. Tracking down a lost spinster seems an easy task. But Nightshade isn't prepared for the irresistible innocence of Miss Primrose Dane, a beautiful waif with a spirit that could win his heart--and a secret that could get him killed.

"From the Paperback edition."