A Wealthy Widow

A wealthy widow marked by deadly suitors. An enigmatic gentleman haunted by grief. Protection comes at the risk of her guarded heart.

Elegant, beautiful and inordinately rich, Lady Arabella Marshall is used to fending off fortune-hunters' unwanted flattery—but now such attentions have become deadly!

Behind the polite smiles of London society, ruthless schemers plot in secret, determined to hazard murder to secure her vast fortune.

When a roadside ambush leaves Charles Hunter battered and in need of nursing, Arabella readily aids the gentleman she once met at her wedding. Desperately seeking his abducted sister, Charles vows to shield the spirited widow, yet he fears surrendering to the fierce desire she awakens.

Lady Arabella is quite alone in the world, so she turns to the aloof and enigmatic Charles Hunter for protection. She instinctively trusts this quietly handsome gentleman. But, for safety's sake, Arabella cannot let her heart rule her head….

• Protector Romance: Guilt-ridden over his sister Sarah’s sudden disappearance, Charles pledges his sword and pistol to guard Arabella, unaware that defending her means confronting his deepest fears.
• Found Family: At her secluded Yorkshire estate, Arabella tenderly sheltered an amnesiac runaway dubbed May, forging a sisterly devotion that defies the dark conspiracies closing in around them.
• Forced Proximity: Sharing close quarters at a quiet country inn while she nurses him back from fever, Arabella and Charles struggle to deny the dangerous spark ignited between them.
• Slow Burn: From polite encounters in London ballrooms to perilous standoffs against ruthless gamesters, friendship gradually yields to a passionate yearning neither can resist.
• Also by This Author: Claiming the Chaperon's Heart, A Country Miss in Hanover Square and A Knight of Honor.