The scandal of Anne Kerr's foolish, stormy affair with a
Scottish nobleman's son was averted when her parents
quickly married her off to the scoundrel's cousin, a
respectable English baron. A widow now, Anne has never
forgotten Patrick Sutherland, who had seduced and
abandoned -- and indeed, disgraced -- her, no matter how
she tries to lose her feelings in her furious horse rides
across the heath. But even a woman of Anne's spirit can't
ignore a royal summons that reunites her with Patrick
under dire and mysterious circumstances.
The suspicious death of a relative calls for a clandestine
investigation inside a Highland hunting fortress. Anne and
Patrick find themselves commanded by Queen Victoria to lay
rumors of murder to rest. Anne sees nothing but trouble
and temptation in the Queen's order to work with the rogue
who shamed her.
To Patrick, however, the chance to serve as Anne's
bodyguard is a dream come true. But even the best dream
can take a wicked twist...and when he learns he is not to
pose as her ladyship's protector, but as her butler, the
proud Highlander must helplessly submit as Anne exacts the
delicious revenge he deserves for breaking her heart.
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