Once More — Colleen Faulkner

Julia Thomas faces her wedding day with dread. Twice her age, Simeon, the Earl of St. Martin, has an appetite for cruelty, yet Julia is bound by duty to marry him. Now, alone among the disturbing occupants of Simeon's home and terrified of his viciousness, the red-haired beauty turns for companionship to his cousin, Griffin St. Martin, the one man who seems to be everything she's ever dreamed of, but who may not be anything he seems...

Devotion to king and country has forced Griffin St. Martin to live a lie, agreeing to a loveless marriage and years to secret service safeguarding the royal heir. Now, his only aim is to root out a lethal plot against the new king -- one that Simeon himself may be hatching. Simeon's young bride is an unexpected complication. As Griffin attempts to unravel both the deadly scheme and his own undeniable longings, Julia finds herself tangled in a desire that threatens all she loves -- as well as her own life.