Arrogant - and single - Max Ravenscar is used to getting his way. He never loses a wager, a race, or a throw of the dice, and he certainly never bothers with something as silly as a woman. When his cousin and ward, Adrian Mablethorpe, falls for the lovely Deborah Grantham - a dealer in a gaming hall - Max knows he must put a stop to the whole affair to save his cousin's reputation and the family name. Though Deb is desperate to erase her family's debt and save her aunt's home and business, the haughty Max Ravenscar pricks her pride, and her disdain for him sets the two at odds. Each is intent on bringing the other low - but fate, it seems, has dealt them an altogether different hand in this wry and witty Regency romance.