The Lady's Dangerous Proposal

Cressida Tyndell may smile and laugh with the ton, but beneath her carefree mask lies a woman trapped. Orphaned and at the mercy of her ruthless brother-in-law, she faces an unbearable fate-marriage to a lecherous suitor who will ruin her life. When an attempted assault forces her to flee, she runs straight into the arms of the last man she ever expected to ask for help: Benedict Savage.

Once a proud and gallant soldier, Benedict returned from war a broken man, scarred in body and soul. He has spent the past year in self-imposed exile, haunted by guilt and tormented by the memory of the one woman who made him feel a glimpse of sunshine-Cressida. But she has feelings for his cousin, the charming and rakish Lord Wycliffe... not a man like Benedict.

Yet when Cressida begs him to marry her to save her from her guardian's malicious plans, Benedict cannot refuse. Bound by a marriage of convenience, they soon find themselves tangled in an intimacy neither of them expected. Cressida discovers there is more to her brooding husband than she ever imagined, while Benedict fights his growing desire for a woman he believes he can never truly have.

But their fragile bond is threatened when a figure from Benedict's past emerges-a vengeful enemy who knows his darkest secret. As danger closes in and passion ignites, Cressida and Benedict must decide if their marriage is only a means of escape... or the beginning of a love worth fighting for.

Will they stand together against the ghosts of war and betrayal, or will the past tear them apart before they have a chance at happiness?