The Vixen

Set apart by her ethereal beauty and fearless demeanor, Ophelia Killoran has always been a mystery to those around her, and a woman they underestimate. No one would guess that she spends her nights protecting the street urchins of St. Giles. Ophelia knows what horrors these children face; as a young girl she faced them herself, and she would have died if not for the orphan boy who saved her life.

A notorious investigator, Connor Steele never expected to encounter Ophelia Killoran on his latest case. It has been years since he sacrificed himself for her. Now she hires orphans from the street to work in her brother's gaming hell — but where does she find the children, and what are her intentions?

Ophelia and Connor are at odds. Connor now serves the nobility, and that is a class of people Ophelia knows firsthand not to trust. But if they can set aside their misgivings and work together, they may discover that their purposes, and their hearts, are perfectly aligned.

The second book in Christi Caldwell's Wicked Wallflowers series.