Robert McQueen had imprisoned his mortal enemy in Blackness Castle, but the villain was ailing, and his daughter arrived to offer herself as a prisoner in her father's stead. Robert agreed only if Lady Anne would marry him, but his revenge proved short-lived. The woman didn't respond to his rants and demands, and, shockingly, she captivated him . . .

A GENTLEMAN OF SUBSTANCE
by Deborah Hale

Lucy Rushton was forced to marry her dead lover's brother in order to protect her unborn child. And though marriage to the formidable viscount Drake Strickland tore at her heart, she found, to her surprise, another side to her stern husband -- a compassionate, captivating gentleman of substance who lured her in ways that Jeremy never had!