Rebel Love — Scarlett Scott

Blush sensuality level: This is a sensual romance (may have explicit love scenes, but not erotic in frequency or type).

Book two in the Heart's Temptation series.

Lady Arabella de Vere's matchmaking mother has vowed to win her a duke. But Bella secretly yearns for her brother's enigmatic American friend, Mr. Jesse Whitney, even if he's determined to treat her as nothing more than a younger sister.

A Confederate veteran adrift since the Civil War's end, Jesse's been through the fires of hell and back. He knows he should stay away from Bella, but she sees past his façade to the wounded soldier within, and he's sorely tempted to take what can never be his.

One stolen kiss in the gardens turns into a wild passion neither can resist, despite the risks for both of them. When Jesse's past rips him away from Bella with devastating consequences, he must win back her love before he loses her forever.