Fleeing from unknown assailants, Sabrina leads them away from her family's camp. The law will not help her as they consider all gypsies criminals. These pursuers are persistent, and Sabrina does not understand their relentless pursuit of her. Sabrina stumbles upon a gentleman who aides her in her flight. Knocked unconscious by the villains, she awakens to find herself in the nobleman's bed. She escapes one danger, only to find herself in peril with an outsider.

Anthony Kennington, the third Viscount Hastings, rescues a vibrant gypsy from villains and consigns her to his bed until she recovers from the blow to her head. The Hastings home is under siege for his younger sister's debut ball, so Anthony realizes he can safely hide his gypsy with no one the wiser. As a rogue with a passion for the ladies, he finds that Sabrina offers a different challenge. She enflames his blood, but honor forbids him seducing her while she's recuperating.

Always seen by outsiders as a dirty gypsy, Sabrina finds herself drawn to this man who treats her like a queen. Anthony protects her and tries to discover the reason someone wishes to harm her. The sparks of romance fly, but Anthony faces severe consequences from his family and society if he continues with this forbidden love.

Alexandra Benedict debuts with a well-written typical love story that distinguishes itself with its atypical ending. The protagonists each lose something precious if they choose love over duty.

Book Summary

Sinfully decadent Anthony Kennington, Viscount Hastings, lives for pleasure -- and he rues the day when he must wed and produce an heir. But he is not a man who runs from danger, and when he chances upon an enchanting gypsy maiden in the woods hounded by bandits, he leaps to her defense. Now, surely, there is but one place for the injured and unconscious lovely to properly recuperate: in his bed.

Sabrina is shocked when she awakens in an opulent bedchamber, nursed in every way by a dashing gentleman. She knows she must leave the haven of Anthony's home at once, even though her life is still in grave danger -- though a different kind of peril awaits her in the viscount's arms. If Sabrina surrenders to this handsome rogue, she will be an outcast. Yet does she dare ignore the future that's written on his palm -- the promise of a shared lifetime of love and ecstasy?