The Earl She Left Behind — Anna St. Claire

When danger entangles Maggie Winters and Maxwell Wilde into a treacherous game can they survive the darkness to embrace love's light? A widow with a tragic past...Maggie Winters had everything she always wished for - betrothed to the man of her dreams, a loving home, and a new puppy. But it all changes when her parents die, and her new guardian sweeps Maggie from town and forces her to marry a stranger to pay his debts. When she suddenly finds herself a widow and free of an unhappy marriage, can she finally find the love she's dreamed of? A hero with a hopeful future...Lord Maxwell Wilde still loves Maggie Winters, despite his years abroad in service to the Crown. They had planned to marry until she disappeared from his life, leaving only a scribbled note in her wake. Returning home late from an assignment in the middle of a sudden storm, he finds a badly injured woman lying in the road. He saves her only to realize he has rescued the woman he's never forgotten. But can his memories of a long-lost love be enough for a future of happiness?