The Widowed Bride — April Kihlstrom

The Unsettling Stranger

Lovely young Lady Annabelle Winsborough's honeymoon ended almost before it began when her noble bridegroom, Lord Richard Winsborough, was slain by a pair of masked highwaymen. But even this astonishing event was not as disturbing as the man who appeared out of nowhere-a man who called himself David Carlton.

Annabelle knew so little about this mysterious gentleman who claimed to have come from America and to be the rightful heir to all that Lord Richard possessed, from his eminent title to his vast estate. Was this stranger an aristocrat or an imposter? Had he had a hand in Lord Richard's shocking demise? And did he have the brash boldness to claim Annabelle's hand as part of his legacy? Annabelle tried to resist the way he made her heart race, but David Carlton was clearly a man who both knew and took what he wanted, and it was just as clear that what he wanted was Annabelle....

Hero: David Carlton
Heroine: Lady Annabelle Winsborough