Lady Elisabeth Bawden-Trebarr’s determined to reclaim the Cornish ancestral home her good-for-nothing late husband gambled away, and unearth her family’s long-lost riches. As the new owner is Sebastian Marsden—a notorious rogue she would rather avoid—she’ll ensure he cannot dismiss her by storming his gaming hell! Sebastian wants nothing more to do with the ton after a bitter family scandal. But when Lady Eliza refuses to give up without a fight, he entertains her treasure hunt—if only to stop her pressing on his every nerve! Yet he reluctantly admires her tenacity, and a sizzling attraction begins to stir…