In this Regency-era romance the lovely Lyssa Harrell runs away from home rather than fulfill her wealthy father`s order that she marry a dislikable but well-connected lord. Determined to see his daughter married, Lyssa`s father has hired Ian Campion, a rugged bare-knuckles fighter to return his daughter to him. Ian has no trouble tracking Lyssa down, but when there is an attempt on her life he is forced to take her into hiding with him. Now living life on the run, Lyssa and Ian discover that they need each other more than either could have previously imagined.