James Harrington has everything—wealth, power, and a legacy carved in fear. But as the heir to England’s most ruthless crime family, his life has never been his own. Bound to an arranged marriage and trapped beneath his father’s iron hand, James has learned to bury his heart. Until he meets Penelope. Orphaned and stripped of her inheritance, she has nothing left—except her quiet strength. In her, James discovers the one thing money and blood cannot buy: freedom. But in his world, love is perilous. Eleanor, the woman chosen as his bride, will stop at nothing to claim him. And Charles Harrington is ready to make his son choose between loyalty and defiance—at any cost. To love Penelope is to risk everything. To lose her would be unthinkable.