Book #1

Lady Ainsley Matthews, darling of the ton, was expected to make a good match. Instead she's hiding in Scotland, terrified that her vicious former fiancé will use her pregnancy to force her into marriage. One man can help her-Royal Kendrick. Though a mistake drove them apart long ago, Royal is the only person Ainsley trusts to protect her baby-even if that means agreeing to never see either of them again. Scarred by war, Royal suddenly has a purpose, caring for an innocent babe and thereby helping the woman he can't stop loving. But when Ainsley returns to Scotland, determined to be a real mother to her child in spite of the risk, there's only one solution: marriage. And only one likely outcome: surrendering to the desire that's between them.