When the gates of Haddon fall, Audrey Donovan’s world is shattered by the arrival of Tobias Davis, the Count of Blood and Iron. To save her sister and her family's legacy, Audrey enters into a scandalous arrangement with the rugged usurper. She must teach him the ways of the aristocracy, but Tobias has his own methods of instruction. Between the tight laces of her corset and the heavy mahogany tables of the library, a dangerous game of power and discipline unfolds. In a world of cold steel and midnight silk, Audrey must decide if she is taming a beast or surrendering to a master.

Will she lose her heart to the man she was meant to reform, or will the price of the contract be more than she can pay?