Like all of the Bedwyn men, Aidan includes a reputation for cool arrogance. But this proud nobleman also possesses a loyal, passionate heart-and it really is this fierce devotion that has brought Colonel Lord Aidan to Ringwood Manor to honor a dying soldier’s request. Having guaranteed to comfort and protect the man’s sister, Aidan hardly ever expected to look for a headstrong, fiercely indie woman who wants no element of his security, nor do he expect the feelings this beguiling creature would ignite in his guarded center. And when a relative threatens to turn Eve out of her house, Aidan gallantly makes her an present she can’t refuse: marry him . only if to save her home. And today, as most of London breathlessly awaits the transformation of the new Female Aidan Bedwyn, the strangest thing happens: With one touch, one searing embrace, Aidan and Eve’s ‘business set up’ is going to be transformed into something slightly surprising.

Contains mature themes.