Valiant Soldier, Beautiful EnemyA soldierpsquo;s second chance...Captain Gabriel Deane has known his fair share of pain, but hehsquo;d take a dagger to the chest rather than relive the torture of rejection from the woman he loves.Saying no to Gabriel broke Emmaline Mableaudsquo;s heart, but being a soldieresquo;s widow had already cost her family too much. Now she wears Gabrielhsquo;s ring around her neck: a reminder of the man who can never be hers. Two years later, Emmalineysquo;s hand trembles as she goes to knock on Gabriel squo;s door. Now she has a proposal for him, but will he say yes?A Not So Respectable Gentleman?Since Leo Fitzmanning returned to London, he squo;s kept his seat at the card table warm, his pockets full of winnings and his mind off a certain raven-haired heiress. Until whispers at the gaming hell reveal that Miss Mariel Covendale is being forced into marriage with an unscrupulous fortune hunter!Leo must re-enter the society he detests to help her, before returning to his clandestine existence. But he hasnysquo;t counted on Mariel having grown even more achingly beautiful than he remembers. Soon Leo realises that theredsquo;s nothing respectable about his reasons for stopping Marielrsquo;s marriage!
