A Potion for Passion — Elizabeth Keysian

When Miss Flora Hartington bumps into a handsome traveling apothecary, she sees her chance at adventure, a brief escape from the shackles of propriety, and she jumps at the opportunity. It doesn't hurt that he's incredibly attractive, and kind in his own way. But it's a temporary solution to her very big problemâ€"â€"namely her family trying to control her entire future.

Kidnapped by traveling folk as a child, Lawrence Campion yearns to be a real doctor, which means earning passage to America. The last thing he needs is to be saddled with the beautiful and feisty Flora. However, he'll do whatever it takes to protect her, and then be off to fulfill his dreams. But Lawrence has a past that is quickly catching up with him. And he carries a secret that could destroy both their plans.

Each book in the Wanton in Wessex series is STANDALONE:
* A Perilous Passion
* A Potion for Passion