Abandoned as a child, Faith fights to survive on the streets of London. Now at twenty, she is forced to work for a notorious crime lord, yet she still holds firm to her dream of a "happy ending." But on this night, Faith has chosen the wrong pocket to pick -- and now she is being held firmly by Troyce, Baron of Westborough. She expects the handsome gentleman will turn her over to the authorities -- instead, he offers her a position as a maid in his household!

Troyce was touched by the sorry plight of this poor urchin. But he never imagined there was an exquisite, golden-haired beauty beneath the rags and soot. Though he knows he must marry for wealth or lose what little he still owns, it is Faith alone who stirs his passion and his heart. He dares not sacrifice his future for this spirited and remarkable waif -- but with his aching need for her growing stronger by the minute, how can he dare do otherwise?