Once a rake... Known as "Magnificent Max," diplomat Max Ransleigh was famed for his lethal charm until a political betrayal left him exiled from government and his reputation in tatters. He seems a very unlikely savior for a well-bred young lady. Except that Miss Caroline Denby doesn't want to be saved...she wants to be ruined To Caroline, getting married is tantamount to a death sentence, and meeting the rakish Max at a house party seems the answer...