New Releases by Connie Brockway

Ein Gentleman voller Mysterien – und eine Lady, die sie aufzudecken weiߠ... England, 1878: Earl Hart Moreland gibt auf seinem Landsitz und inmitten der besseren Gesellschaft Londons ganz das Bild des traditionsbewussten Aristokraten ab – bis auf einmal Mercy Coltrane, eine bildhübsche und charmante Amerikanerin, auf seiner Türschwelle steht und droht, seine finstersten Geheimnisse zu verraten: Denn vor Jahren war der Earl nicht mehr als ein wilder Revolverheld in Texas. Nun braucht sie seine Hilfe und beginnt ein Spiel mit dem Feuer. Der Preis für ihr Schweigen? Hart soll ihr helfen, ihren Bruder ausfindig zu machen, der in größter Lebensgefahr schwebt ... Ein Historical Romance Highlight mit einer Prise Mystery und Abenteuer für Fans von Lisa Kleypas!

Eine Liebe zwischen Stolz und Sehnsucht ... England, 1887. Die junge Lillian »Lily« Bede steht vor einer immensen Herausforderung: Ein Freund ihrer Mutter, der reiche Horatio Thorne hat ihr seinen gesamten Besitz hinterlassen – unter einer Voraussetzung: Fünf Jahre lang soll sie sein Estate erfolgreich verwalten – versagt sie jedoch, geht alles an seinen Neffen Avery, ein leichtsinniger Abenteurer, der sich in der ganzen Welt herumtreibt. Schnell ist Lily klar, dass jeder von ihrem Versagen ausgeht – der Wettstreit soll Avery zur Räson bringen. Doch da hat der alte Thorne sich verkalkuliert: Lily wird alles daransetzen, sich zu beweisen und siegreich aus der bitteren Rivalität mit Avery hervorzugehen. Nur hat sie nicht damit gerechnet, dass ein würdiger Gegner auch zarte Gefühle erwecken kann ... Ein Highlight des historischen Liebesromans – Fans von Julia Quinn werden begeistert sein!

Eine unwiderstehliche Leidenschaft verbindet sie, doch können sie sich wirklich trauen? Der Abschluss der Regency-Reihe mit verwegenen Ladys und attraktiven Schotten Charlotte Nash ist nicht nur eine der beliebtesten und verwegensten Debütantinnen der Saison, sondern nutzt zudem ihre Stellung, um englischen Spionen bei der Übermittlung von Nachrichten zu helfen. Für ihre neueste Mission muss sie sich in die berüchtigtste Versammlung Londons einschleusen und wichtige Dokumente beschaffen. Dafür soll sie sich als Kurtisane verkleiden und riskiert dabei, ihren Ruf unwiderruflich zu zerstören. Als der attraktive Schotte Dand Ross plötzlich wieder in ihrem Leben auftaucht und seine Hilfe anbietet, entsteht eine unwiderstehliche Anziehung zwischen den beiden. Charlotte möchte ihm vertrauen, fürchtet aber, dass ihre leidenschaftliche Beziehung am Ende nur in Verrat enden kann … Alle Bände der Regency Scots-Reihe können unabhängig voneinander gelesen werden. Weitere Titel dieser Reihe Wie bändigt man einen Schotten? (ISBN: 9783987782091) Wie widersteht man einem Schotten? (ISBN: 9783987782152) Erste Leser:innenstimmen „Eine Regency Romance voller Romantik, Spannung und Abenteuer, von mir gibt’s eine klare Empfehlung!“ „Die mitreißende Handlung, cleveren Dialoge und wundervolle Lovestory machen den Roman zu einem fünf-Sterne-Buch.“ „Eine leidenschaftlich schöne Liebesroman-Reihe, die ich jedem ans Herz legen kann!“

Er hat geschworen, sie zu beschützen, doch sie entfacht eine wilde Leidenschaft in ihm … In der atemberaubenden Regency Romance-Reihe machen verwegene Schotten London unsicher Die schöne Helena Nash führt ein Doppelleben: Tagsüber ist sie die Gesellschafterin einer der unangenehmsten Ladys Londons, nachts überbringt sie verkleidet geheime Botschaften zwischen voneinander getrennten Liebenden. Doch dabei gerät sie ins Visier eines finsteren Verfolgers und muss um ihre Sicherheit fürchten. Weil die junge Frau ihre nächtlichen Streifzüge auf keinen Fall aufgeben möchte, sucht sie Ramsey Munro auf, Londons erfolgreichsten Schwertkämpfer. Dieser ist zudem einer der drei Männer, die geschworen haben, Helenas Familie in Zeiten der Not zu helfen. Ihr kühnes Vorhaben könnte sich jedoch als ihr Verhängnis erweisen, denn Ramsey durchschaut ihre Verkleidung und es entsteht eine stürmische Anziehung zwischen den beiden. Dabei ist Ramsey alles, was Helena sich ersehnt, aber nicht haben kann ‒ Freiheit, Abenteuer und Leidenschaft … Alle Bände der Regency Scots-Reihe können unabhängig voneinander gelesen werden. Weitere Titel dieser Reihe Wie bändigt man einen Schotten? (ISBN: 9783987782091) Erste Leser:innenstimmen „Romantisch, sexy und leidenschaftlich.“ „Den zweiten Teil der Regency-Scots Trilogie habe ich genau so verschlungen wie den ersten!“ „Helena und Ramsey muss man einfach lieben – was für eine wundervolle Liebesgeschichte.“ „Packender Schreibstil, unterhaltsame Dialoge und verführerische Charaktere – was will man mehr von einem Regency Romance?“

Ninguna mujer está a salvo si anda acompañada de un atractivo escocés de anchas espaldas y rudos modales... El primer volumen de la trilogía de los Buscadores de rosas. Desesperada por sacar a sus hermanas y a ella misma de la pobreza, Kate Nash Blackburn se embarca en un viaje por el norte de Escocia para conquistar a un acaudalado aristócrata y conseguir un matrimonio que les ofrezca protección. Pero los problemas no tardan en llegar cuando se adentra en una posada repleta de rufianes. Suerte que acude en su ayuda un bravo soldado escocés que pronto se ofrece a escoltarla hasta que llegue a su destino. Se trata de Kit MacNeill y tiene una promesa que cumplir. Kate desconfía enseguida de este hombre áspero y de rudos modales, pero pronto se siente hechizada por su profunda amabilidad y sus amplios conocimientos. Aun así no puede evitar preguntarse: ¿quién es este hombre misterioso y atormentado en cuyos brazos se siente renacer? Atracción es el primer volumen de la trilogía de los Buscadores de rosas. El segundo es Placer y el tercero Rendición. La crítica ha dicho... «Con una prosa dinámica, fresca y llena de chispa nos adentraremos en una historia donde habrá amor, deseo y pasión, pero también intriga, misterio y todo un complot donde no puedes fiarte de nadie» Flor de Cereza. Blog Promesas de amor.

Un romance escocés no apto para todas las damas... Último volumen de la trilogía de los Buscadores de rosas. Sirviéndose de su posición como una de las solteras más cotizadas de Londres, Charlotte Nash presta ayuda a los espías británicos para que se infiltren entre los hombres de Napoleón... y vengar así la muerte de su padre. Sin embargo, para recuperar un importante documento, se verá obligada a actuar como una cortesana. ¿Se atreverá con una misión que puede dejar su reputación por los suelos? Y cuando reaparezca en su vida Dand Ross, un hombre peligroso y de fama deplorable, ¿aceptará la ayuda que él le ofrece? El indescriptible placer que encuentra en sus brazos bien puede valer el precio de su rendición, pero ¿no la estará utilizando este oscuro escocés para traicionarla definitivamente? Este es el tercer volumen de la trilogía de los Buscadores de rosas. El primero es Atracción y el segundo Placer. En los blogs... « Rendición de Connie Brockway nos arrastrará a vivir el romance más comentado de todo Londres. Una jugosa aventura llena de amor, pasión y complots donde Charlotte y Dand deberán unir fuerzar para llevar la gloria a su país, pero también para sellar sus destinos y conseguir la felicidad que por tantos años llevan buscando. Un amor sin medida que los hará fuertes y que nadie podrá romper jamás». Flor de cereza, blog Promesas de amor

¿Cómo la salvará de sí mismo? El segundo volumen de la trilogía de los Buscadores de rosas. Durante el día, Helena Nash trabaja como señorita de compañía de una de las damas más desagradables de Londres. Por la noche, hace de mensajera entre dos amantes. Disfrazada y enmascarada, se cruza en el camino de un hombre que acecha en la oscuridad. Temiendo por su seguridad, acude a Ramsey Munro, uno de los tres hombres que en su día juró servir a la familia Nash cuando lo necesitara. Guapo y elusivo, el caballero escocés es uno de los mejores espadachines de Londres, y representa todo lo que Helena desea pero no puede tener: libertad, aventura y pasión. Quiere que le enseñe sus habilidades con la espada, un encargo que puede ser su perdición. Porque muy pronto Ramsey deseará instruirla no solo en las artes de la guerra y la espada, sino también en el del placer y la pasión que se esconde bajo la piel. La crítica ha dicho... «Nos volvemos a encontrar con una pluma fresca y dinámica que nos hará avanzar leyendo para descubrir una obra llena de aventuras, amor, deseo y pasión, todo un placer de lectura» Flor de Cereza. Blog Promesas de amor

"Original e deliciosamente divertido, A dama mais desejada esbanja perspicácia e sensualidade. E o melhor de tudo: é maravilhosamente gratificante." – Booklist "Apaixonante, alegre e divertido." – Library Journal Três das estrelas mais brilhantes dos romances de época convidam você para uma festa na casa de campo do ilustríssimo marquês de Finchley Hugh Dunne, o irresistível conde de Briarly, precisa de uma esposa. Para ajudá-lo, sua irmã convida as mais elegantes damas da sociedade, assim como alguns cavalheiros, para uma festa em sua propriedade. A reunião inclui a incrivelmente bela (e dolorosamente tímida) Gwendolyn Passmore, a sincera e adorável Katherine Peyton e a viúva lady Georgina Sorrell, além de alguns condes e até um arrojado herói de guerra. Durante o evento, que promete ser o grande acontecimento da temporada, Hugh terá tempo suficiente para eleger a dama que mais deseja. A não ser que outro cavalheiro seja mais rápido. Nesse caso, quem sabe ele acabe cortejando uma moça que definitivamente não está no mercado casamenteiro, e que vai exigir uma boa dose de perseverança...

Can two stubborn hearts be seduced into betting on true love? When Alexander Thorpe returns from the Crimean War, he is no longer the viscount Lucy St. James once adored. Although he treats her with cool detachment, Lucy is alarmed to discover Alex is even more irresistible than the man who won her heart three years before. Alex returns to discover Lucy has yet to become the bride of another man. He has never forgiven the spirited beauty for the moment their “understanding” became a misunderstanding. But when a ridiculous wager throws Alex and Lucy back into each other’s arms, they must decide once and for all if they are willing to forsake their pride for their passion… “Connie Brockway’s work brims with warmth, wit, sensuality and intelligence.”—Amanda Quick, New York Times bestselling author “Romance with strength, wit, and intelligence. Connie Brockway delivers!” — Tami Hoag, New York Times bestselling author “If it’s smart, sexy, and impossible to put down, it’s a book by Connie Brockway — Christina Dodd, New York Times bestselling author “If you’re looking for passion, tenderness, wit, and warmth, you need look no further. Connie Brockway is simply the best.” — Teresa Medeiros, New York Times bestselling author “Brockway’s lush, lyrical writing style is a perfect match for her vivid characters, beautiful atmospheric setting, and sensuous love scenes.” — Library Journal

Can a Regency belle buy true love on the marriage mart? Lady Lydia Eastlake has been the belle of Regency London society ever since her debut. The well-to-do heiress is in no hurry to wed since she cherishes both her independence and her influence for good…until the dark day she learns her fortune has vanished, forcing her to put herself back on the marriage market for one last golden season. Lydia needs a wealthy husband but what she finds is Captain Ned Lockton, a dashing war hero from a noble family. At first Lydia believes Ned, with his coolheaded charm and dangerous smile, is the man who can make allof her dreams come true. But then she discovers he is on the hunt for a rich bride who will rescue his own family from ruin. Too late, Lydia realizes she has lost not only her fortune, but her heart. As an unexpected danger closes in around them, she and Ned must decide if they are willing to surrender their tidy dreams for the future and pay the price of passion in each other’s arms… “Connie Brockway’s work brims with warmth, wit, sensuality and intelligence.”—Amanda Quick, New York Times bestselling author “Romance with strength, wit, and intelligence. Connie Brockway delivers!” — Tami Hoag, New York Times bestselling author “If it’s smart, sexy, and impossible to put down, it’s a book by Connie Brockway — Christina Dodd, New York Times bestselling author “If you’re looking for passion, tenderness, wit, and warmth, you need look no further. Connie Brockway is simply the best.” — Teresa Medeiros, New York Times bestselling author “Brockway’s lush, lyrical writing style is a perfect match for her vivid characters, beautiful atmospheric setting, and sensuous love scenes.” — Library Journal “Connie Brockway’s work belongs on every reader’s shelf!”—Romantic Times

Taran Ferguson, aristocrata arruinado, está cansado de esperar que os seus dois sobrinhos assegurem a linhagem de família através do matrimónio. Perante a passividade dos jovens, resolve tomar medidas (no mínimo) drásticas: invade o baile de um lorde com o objetivo de raptar três potenciais noivas. Mas a situação complica-se quando, inadvertidamente, rapta uma noiva a mais. Entre as eleitas encontram-se agora uma jovem lindíssima, uma herdeira de reputação ligeiramente duvidosa, uma beldade inglesa e uma incauta donzela sem nome e sem fortuna...E no regresso a casa a situação complica-se ainda mais. Taran não só terá de lidar com a ira de Lord Bretton, que por azar se encontrava no lugar errado à hora errada, como com o forte nevão que os encurrala a todos no decrépito castelo. À medida que as horas vão dando lugar a dias, a tentação vai insinuar-se entre o insólito grupo. Quem entre eles irá ceder?Escrito em conjunto por três das mais talentosas escritoras da literatura romântica contemporânea , Até os Mares Serem Desertos é uma combinação harmoniosa de talento e emoção. Um romance original, refrescante e pleno de magia!

Par une nuit de tempête – sans doute un peu trop arrosée au whisky –, Taran, laird du clan Ferguson, a décrété que ses neveux Robin et Byron devaient se marier dans les plus brefs délais. Les héritières n’étant pas légion dans la campagne écossaise, il décide de faire un saut au domaine voisin et d’enlever quatre jolies filles. Par inadvertance, il a également kidnappé le duc de Bretton, fort mécontent de cette mésaventure. Et toute cette compagnie se retrouve coincée par la neige au château de Finovair, forteresse délabrée en proie aux courants d’air.

Evelyn Cummings Whyte non ha mai dimenticato la notte in cui ha scoperto un segreto a dir poco scandaloso sul conto di Justin Powell. Per il suo silenzio, l'uomo si impegna a fare qualsiasi cosa. Dopo dieci anni, Evelyn è pronta a riscuotere quel debito: per sostituire al meglio la zia, titolare di un'agenzia che si occupa di ricevimenti nuziali, deve organizzare un matrimonio che sia ricordato come un indimenticabile evento mondano. Così chiede in prestito a Justin la sua antica e prestigiosa tenuta di famiglia. Ma Evelyn non sa che lì la sua vita e il suo cuore saranno in serio pericolo

Recovering from wounds sustained while fighting in the Sudan, Captain Jack Cameron, haunted by allegations about a Black Dragoon alliance with slavers, infiltrates a circle of artists to discover information about the traitor.

After the success of The Lady Most Likely, New York Times bestselling authors Julia Quinn, Eloisa James, and Connie Brockway have joined together once again, but this time to ask the question, who is The Lady Most Willing? When Laird Taran Ferguson’s nephews refuse to wed and secure his birthright, he takes matters into his own hands, raiding a ball and kidnapping four likely brides—a bonny lass, an heiress with a slight reputation problem, a rich English beauty, and a maiden without a name or a fortune. But which one is ready to fall in love with the Scottish lord? Add a very angry duke, a decrepit castle, and a fierce Highland storm that is holding all of Taran’s “guests” captive to the mix, and readers will find themselves transported to a world of temptation, passion, and new and unexpected love. This historical romance novel in three parts—a single story with three compelling voices—is one that will not soon be forgotten.

After the success of The Lady Most Likely, New York Times bestselling authors Julia Quinn, Eloisa James, and Connie Brockway have joined together once again, but this time to ask the question, who is The Lady Most Willing? When Laird Taran Ferguson’s nephews refuse to wed and secure his birthright, he takes matters into his own hands, raiding a ball and kidnapping four likely brides—a bonny lass, an heiress with a slight reputation problem, a rich English beauty, and a maiden without a name or a fortune. But which one is ready to fall in love with the Scottish lord? Add a very angry duke, a decrepit castle, and a fierce Highland storm that is holding all of Taran’s “guests” captive to the mix, and readers will find themselves transported to a world of temptation, passion, and new and unexpected love. This historical romance novel in three parts—a single story with three compelling voices—is one that will not soon be forgotten.

From Julia Quinn, the author of Bridgerton—along with close friends and bestselling authors Eloisa James and Connie Brockway—comes an enchanting tale of a country house party in which three heroines find their happily ever after! And You’re Invited! Given a house party explicitly designed to end in weddings, which author do you think escorted which heroine to the party? The always outspoken Miss Katherine Peyton The impossibly beautiful (and painfully shy) Miss Gwendolyn Passmore The widowed Lady Georgina Sorrell (who has no plans to marry, ever) When it comes to gentlemen, did Connie invite the horse-mad but irresistibly handsome Earl of Briarly? Did Julia bring the dashing war hero Captain Neill Oakes to the party? Was Eloisa escorted by the terribly eligible new Earl of Charters? You’ll love the puzzle and enjoy the escape when reading this delicious novel!

Connie Brockway’s novel of unexpected love begins with a series of letters between a world-weary adventurer and the beautiful suffragette whose passion calls him home. “Dear Mr. Thorne, For the next five years, I will profitably manage this estate. I will deliver to you an allowance and I will prove that women are just as capable as men.” Lillian Bede is shocked when she is tapped to run the affairs of an exquisite country manor. But she accepts the challenge, taking the opportunity to put her politics into practice. There’s only one snag: Lily’s ward, the infuriating, incorrigible globe-trotter Avery Thorne. “My Dear Miss Bede, Forgive me if I fail to shudder. Pray, do whatever you bloody well want, can, or must.” Avery’s inheritance is on hiatus after his uncle dies—and his childhood home is in the hands of some domineering usurper. But when he finally returns, Avery finds that his antagonist is not at all what he expected. In fact, Lily Bede is stunning, exotic, provocative—and impossible to resist. Includes a special message from the editor, as well as excerpts from other Loveswept titles.

As Connie Brockway’s spellbinding Highland trilogy continues, a man with sin in his smile falls for a femme fatale who might be an angel of mercy . . . or death. Restless, daring, proud, they are the Merricks: Raine, the second son, the reckless one; Ashton, his older brother, the passionate one; and Fia, their sister, the ravishing one. Born of bad blood, they were raised in the Scottish Highlands on lands that belonged to their mother’s kin, the McClairens—until their English father seized the ancestral stronghold for his own. Yet all are destined to find loves as wild and glorious as the isle they call home. Even for a scoundrel as brash as Raine Merrick, his fate seems impossibly cruel: trapped in a French prison until his father deigns to pay the ransom. After years of waiting, a miracle finally arrives in the form of a striking mystery woman who releases him one moment—and betrays him the next. At least Raine is free to return to McClairen’s Isle and claim its secret treasure. But strange surprises await in the Highlands, where the beautiful traitor is masquerading as an honored guest . . . and tempting Raine with all the lust in his wicked soul.

In Connie Brockway’s mesmerizing tale of romance and adventure, a notorious treasure hunter realizes that the greatest jewel of all is the woman before his eyes. Kidnapped, drugged, and about to be sold to the highest bidder, Desdemona Carlisle is having a hell of a time maintaining her English pride. Then she sees the man in black, galloping through the Egyptian desert on a pure white steed. Desdemona could not have conjured a more dashing savior in her wildest fantasies. But an unlikelier hero would be impossible to find: Harry Braxton is a rogue, a scoundrel, and a born opportunist—who has already broken Desdemona’s heart once before. As brilliant as she is beautiful, Desdemona still hasn’t learned how to stay out of trouble—which suits Harry just fine. Running from a painful past, and rumored to be involved in nefarious endeavors, Harry will never be a proper match for Desdemona. But when she catches the eye of his cousin, the irritatingly honorable Lord Blake Ravenscroft, Harry vows to claim his one true desire, once and for all. Includes a special message from the editor, as well as excerpts from other Loveswept titles. From the Paperback edition.

In this spellbinding novel, Connie Brockway dazzles with her penetrating insights into the impossible dreams and dark desires of the human heart. Mercy Coltrane, a brash young American woman, has arrived in England to search for her missing brother. Willing to risk anything in her quest, she seeks out the help of Hart Moreland, the mercenary her father enlisted years ago to protect his land—when Hart was known as Duke the Gunslinger. Now Earl of Perth in his native England, Hart has turned his back on his past in order to achieve a hard-earned position of respect and power, and the last thing he needs is a reminder of his violent history. But Mercy proves to be much more than just a painful remnant of the world he left behind. Vibrant, witty, and beautiful, she embodies the possibility for happiness that Hart desperately craves. Includes a special message from the editor, as well as excerpts from other Loveswept titles.

When Lord Greyson Sheffield, the very same man who had ruined her reputation and sent her into exile in the Scottish Highlands, arrives on her doorstep, Francesca Walcott, a mysteriously gifted medium, discovers magic in his arms amidst peril and evil. Original.

Desperate to save her family from the poorhouse, Kate Nash Blackburn journeys to northern Scotland to enlist the aid of a wealthy marquis, only to run afoul of some ruffians, from whom she is rescued by Highland warrior Kit MacNeill.

Returning home to help save her family's Minnesota retreat, Mimi Olson, the queen of slackers, finds herself falling in love with her new neighbor and her polar opposite, an overachiever named Joe Tierney, who is trying to reconnect with his son. Original.

With the dazzling storytelling that has become her trademark, acclaimed author Connie Brockway sweeps readers to Victorian England—a glittering world of titled society and scandalous secrets—in the enchanting tale of a woman who commits the most startling indiscretion of all: she falls in love. Letty Potts, a petty schemer by necessity, has decided to go straight. But after narrowly escaping the wrath of her partner in crime, she finds herself at Paddington Station with nothing but the gown she’s wearing and another woman’s train ticket clutched in her hand. Masquerading as the redoubtable “Lady Agatha” of Whyte Wedding Celebrations, Letty arrives in the remote village of Little Bidewell, where she is to arrange the nuptials of a young society bride. Amid the dizzying whirl of pre-wedding festivities, nobody suspects Letty’s secret—except Sir Elliot March. A war hero who has forsworn love, Elliot senses something decidedly amiss about this outspoken young woman, yet she awakens in him a passionate yearning he’d thought was lost forever. Soon, though, a desperate deception embroils them both in a web of scandal and danger as Letty’s past catches up with her, threatening not only her life but Elliot’s—and their love. From the Paperback edition.

Here she is... Years ago, Jenn Lind’s family’s dynasty crashed, forcing them to move out of their Atlanta penthouse and into a cabin in Fawn Creek, Minnesota. But Jenn saw a way out—she’d win the Buttercup Pageant, grab the scholarship, and run far, far away. The plan almost worked too, until some conniving townspeople cheated her out of her tiara. Still, she swore she’d make it out someday… Miss Minnesota? Twenty years later, she’s on the cusp of real stardom. She’s about to leave for New York to be crowned queen of daytime TV when Fawn Creek asks her to be grand marshal of the town’s sesquicentennial. Her network accepts, delighted over the potential PR, especially since she’ll be sharing the “honor” with international celebrity Steve Jaax, a man she got tangled up with once long ago. Between the all too attractive Steve, the townspeople, and a hundred pound butter sculpture, Jenn may never escape Fawn Creek. Or even worse, she might.

From bestselling author Connie Brockway comes the third novel in the passionate Rose Hunters trilogy of Regency era romances set in Scotland and England. Charlotte Nash is the most impulsive of the Nash sisters. Using her position as one of London's most popular and naughty debutantes, she assists English spies in conveying messages that will help them infiltrate Napoleon's inner circle—and fulfill the mission her father died trying to achieve. But only as a courtesan can she infiltrate London's most notorious gatherings and retrieve a crucial document. Is she ready to take part in a deception that will leave her reputation in shreds? And when Highlander Dand Ross—a dangerous, disreputable blackguard—reappears in her life and offers his aid, dare she accept it? The exquisite pleasure she finds in his arms might be worth the price of her surrender, but is the dark Highlander who loves her so passionately really just luring her toward the ultimate betrayal?

Connie Brockway draws readers into the breathtaking love story of a dashing Scotsman who is duty bound to protect the one woman who incites in him a wild passion. How exactly can he save her from himself? By day, celebrated beauty Helena Nash works as a proper companion to one of London's most disagreeable ladies. By night she acts as an illicit messenger between two separated lovers. Masked and disguised, she falls into the path of a shadowy stalker. Fearing for her safety but unwilling to halt her nocturnal forays, Helena seeks out Ramsey Munro—one of three men who pledged years earlier to serve her family in times of need. Handsome and elusive, the notorious Scotsman is London's most accomplished swordsman and represents everything Helena wants but can't have—freedom, adventure, and passion. Now she demands that he teach her his formidable skills, a commission that may prove cool, collected Helena's undoing. For Ramsey has seen through her disguise...and soon vows to teach her both the way of the sword and the deliciously wicked pleasures of the flesh.