Beyond All Measure — Mandalyn Kaye

When her dear friend Aiden, the Duke of Albrick, returns home from the Peninsular War, Lady Sarah Erridge realizes that the years apart have changed him. No longer the carefree youth she'd adored, Aiden is scarred by haunting memories of battle -- and unable to allow a woman into his hardened heart. But Sarah has also changed, blossomed into a beautiful, spirited woman who refuses to take no for an answer. Now she won't give up until the greatest prize of all is hers: Aiden's trust, and a love that is truly... BEYOND ALL MEASURE.