Love's Charade

Lord Linton, a nobleman of thirty-five, was not a man who indulged in softhearted impulses, so it was only idleness that made him step in when a drunken brawler was mistreating a grubby street boy named Danny. Getting the wriggling child clean proved a struggle for the normally composed earl. Beneath the grime, he discovered that his small charge was a young woman, and one who seemed oddly familiar to him.

Danielle, seventeen, was thankful for the earl's intervention but resented his haughtiness and his heavy-handed strength. She had managed on her own until now, facing perils greater than anyone guessed. Now that his protection shielded her, she had to stay alert, especially when her pulse quickened under his steady, half-lidded gaze.