All his life he's been bad ... can he be good for her? Maddox Hawley is as wild and reckless as his two brothers. Then a duel followed by a meeting in a seedy inn makes him rethink the direction of his life. Gabriella Jones, disgraced governess, has already made one desperate choice. Should she make another by trusting Maddox? And should she make an even more desperate choice by falling in love with him? If Maddox truly wants to be a better man he dare not give in to his passionate attraction for Gabriella. Even when she wants him to.