A DELICATE DILEMMA All Sabrina wanted when she journeyed to Bainbridge Abbey was to find her long-lost family, not seek her share of their fortune. But His Grace Oliver Carrick, Fifth Duke of Bainbridge, was determined to think the worst of her... especially once the dowager duchess began insisting that Sabrina marry the handsome duke and force him to abandon his rakehell ways! Since Sabrina had already lost her heart to the dashing rogue, she'd gladly grant him her hand. But how could she wed her reluctant suitor without revealing the terrible truth about her past?
A TENDER TRAP It was unthinkable! The chit had gulled his grandmother and conspired against him -- and now he was trapped in an engagement! She was a clever minx... and a beautiful one at that. Fine for the chase, but not for the ring. He'd play along for the nonce and do a little investigating on the side. She seemed too guileless, too innocent by far. Surely there was something in her mysterious background that would set him free! For wouldn't it be better to have her at his mercy -- and in his bed -- without the dashed inconvenience of the wedding noose?
Mary Kingsley is the pen name of mystery author Mary Kruger. She is the author of 11 Regency romances, 4 Regency novellas, and 3 historical romances. Her novel "The Rake's Reward" was a finalist for the Romance Writers of America RITA award. Her novella "The Runaway Duchess" won the New Jersey Romance Writers Golden Leaf award.