Kissed by a Scoundrel — Anna St. Claire

A tragedy brings together two people who were never meant to meet... Marriage is the last thing he wants...Lord Sebastian Soren, known as Slice to his friends, earned his nickname during his stellar military career and his career as a top-level security expert. Quite content with having a mistress and his job that takes him traveling around the world, Sebastian has no interest in marriage. After all, as the second son of the Duke of Montague, Sebastian has no need for the parson's mousetrap. But that may change when his friend, Viscount Thomas Latham, asks him to protect his sister while she's in London for the Season. Marriage is not the only thing she lost...Katie Latham has spent the past year in mourning after the tragic death of her fiancé during a robbery. Carrying a burden of guilt and grief, Katie develops a fear of leaving her house. When her family finally convinces her to re-enter Society, she realizes that to conquer her fears, she must learn to protect herself. Who better to teach her than the man everyone calls Slice? Drawn to each other from the first moment their eyes meet across a glittering ballroom, Katie and Sebastian discover their true feelings just as danger threatens to destroy everything they hold dear.