A deal in passion When Tess Summerfield was rescued from drowning by the mysterious Marc Glenville, she was forced to shelter with him in a deserted cottage – spending the night wrapped in his arms. When they are discovered, Marc knows the only way to silence the gossiping ton is to marry Tess. But his duties as a spy soon tear Marc away. When they’re at last reunited, can they rekindle the flame born from the ashes of scandal?•On the eve of battle, Lieutenant Edmund Summerfield rescues mysterious Amelie Glenville from attack by marauding soldiers. Heady from anticipation, they spend the night together…which leads to one inescapable consequence! The illegitimate son of an aristocrat, Edmund won’t consign his child to the same fate, so he offers Amelie marriage. But can these two strangers hope to turn their arrangement into something real?