Lady Maryann's Dilemma — Karla Hocker

A MATTER OF LOGIC
Level-headed Lady Maryann Rivington had never seen a love match that didn't end in disaster. She was determined to wed for all the practical reasons -- lineage, security, and the comparatively exalted status of the married woman. And the last thing she wanted to hear was a slanderous accusation against her carefully-chosen betrothed! She couldn't imagine why the handsome stranger who approached her in the Botanic Gardens was so intent on preventing her marriage. She only knew that she was so befuddled by the danger implicit in his words and the promise of passion in his eyes that she could no longer think of herself as rational in the least!

A QUESTION OF HONOR
Major Stephen Fant had spent months gathering evidence against the man who had destroyed his brother, and the scoundrel was finally within his reach. Though he knew it could jeopardize everything, he simply had to warn his quarry's beautiful fiancee that Bow Street was investigating her intended. After all, Lady Maryann was far too delectable for the likes of the lowly Lord Tammadge. And as the major gazed into her wide gray eyes, he realized he's do anything to keep her safe--except stay away.

Hero: Major Stephen Fant
Heroine: Lady Maryann Rivington