Improper Advances — Margaret Evans Porter

Pursued by many

Darius Corlett assumed the beautiful woman paying him a late night visit was a lady of dubious reputation sent by his friends. But when he learns that Oriana Julian is a respectable widow on holiday in the countryside, he suspects she's just a scheming adventuress after his fortune. The mysterious beauty stirs up an undeniable passion that Dare is powerless to resist, though, and suddenly, he's pursuing the captivation beauty as vigorously as he's ever been pursued. The more he succumbs to her temptation, the more he is determined to uncover Oriana's deepest secrets.

Desired by all

Hiding behind an assumed name, Ana St. Albans has come to this secluded hamlet to escape the unwarranted scandal that plagues her life in London. She never expected to meet such a handsome and intriguing man as Dare, nor to be swept off her feet by his unrelenting desire. But even as she sinks into his arms, Ana knows that their tryst is not meant to last. For though many of the ton's noblemen have desired her, Ana has sworn never to marry without love, and Dare is not a man to speak of love...