Vivian is the picture of a perfect, harmless lady—but behind her soft smile lies a heart of ice and a spine of steel. After her parents were murdered, she spent a decade plotting the day she would burn her treacherous family to the ground. In a night of calculated passion, she gives herself to a stranger, only to discover he is Alden, a dangerously powerful duke. Alden sees through her innocent act and falls hard for the 'lethal woman'. He becomes her weapon, her shield, and eventually, the love she never planned for. Together, they plot a spectacular revenge where no one who wronged Vivian gets out unscathed. Love blooms in the fire.