Buried Secrets — Anne Barbour

The Scandalous Spinster

Love was for poets. Marriage was for fools. The philosophy of dashing rake Christopher Culver, the Earl of Cordray, would never melt a woman's heart. But that wasn't his desire. Nor was adhering to the restrictive tastes of the ton. He was looking for the kind of woman who matched his fire, the likes of which he'd never encounter at a Mayfair come-out ....

Miss Gillian Tate, the spinster daughter of Culver's new tenant, was intriguing. What was behind her midnight rides along the contours of the sprawling estate? What mysteries were hidden in the satchel she carried in the predawn hours? How could he discover the truth behind her reclusive father's secret obsession? And how could he ever convince a woman, so independent, so spirited and unrestrained, that he was falling prey to the weakness he feared most love?