Major Lord Marcus Newfield, Maximus to everyone he knows because of how large he lives, is the eldest son of the Earl of Drexel and Lady Hermia Briarwood. A soldier, daredevil, and lover of a good time, nothing stops Maximus from living fully until a battle gone very wrong leaves him wounded in both body and mind. When he encounters a mischievous pickpocket masquerading as a lady, he wants to help her rather than turn her in. But with each day he knows her, he finds that she is a skilled thief who just might steal his heart.
Peggy Cutmore knows...
Major Lord Marcus Newfield, Maximus to everyone he knows because of how large he lives, is the eldest son of the Earl of Drexel and Lady Hermia Briarwood. A soldier, daredevil, and lover of a good time, nothing stops Maximus from living fully until a battle gone very wrong leaves him wounded in both body and mind. When he encounters a mischievous pickpocket masquerading as a lady, he wants to help her rather than turn her in. But with each day he knows her, he finds that she is a skilled thief who just might steal his heart.
Peggy Cutmore knows how to charm a fellow whilst stealing his pocket watch, but now she’s onto bigger game. Using the skills she’s learned from her grandmother, a skilled actress who fell on hard times, Peggy chooses to slip into the ton and steal right from under their toffee-noses! But Maximus is another story. When he catches her, she’s certain she’s bound for Australia, but he offers her a chance at a very different life. Can she learn to trust the man who awakens her heart, or will he prove a disappointment, as everyone else always does?
