Society may not approve of a spinster establishing her own home, but the ton hasn't meet Hannah. Her audacious plans go awry, however, when her ship sinks off the coast of Cornwall. She barely escapes wreckers, led by a man wearing a griffin ring, only to find herself alone and bereft of both her possessions and her reputation. When Lord Blackwold and his grandmother grant her refuge, she's still not safe. The attractive marquess is one of four men wearing a griffin ring, any one of whom could be the wrecker leader. A strange accident, the specter of social ruin, and Blackwold's annoying betrothal to another woman upset Hannah's plans, but they can't stop her. Despite the danger, she's determined to unmask the leader of the wreckers and set her own course. Her trust in the marquess may be foolish, but her heart insists that his love is the key to finding her way home.