No one had ever called Devlin Marlowe a prince, but the rough-edged private detective had gained enough polish over the years to infiltrate a society gala with ease. Dev took no notice of the admiring female glances cast in his direction. He was on the hunt for serious prey: Lacey DeMille, the River Oaks princess he'd once dreamed of making his bride. This time, he would not let her get away; this time, with a single word, Devlin Marlowe would rock Lacey's world, crumbling a lifetime of family deceptions. Sweet revenge and an investigation completed— that was all Dev had in mind.

And then the silver-eyed innocent appeared before him...