Never a Bride — Amelia Grey

Set in London during the captivating Regency period, full of the flavor and fun of the ton, Never a Bride is an exhilarating tale of a young woman who steals as many kisses as she possibly can--and the dashing man who steals her heart ....

He has a scar on the back of his neck. That's all Mirabella Whittingham knows about the man responsible for her best friend's death--so she's been kissing bachelors all over town in hopes of finding him. London society is shocked--but why should she care what people say? Her fiance--a man she's never even laid eyes on--has been gone for years, and shows no signs of returning. She's given up hope of ever becoming a bride...

Then, having resigned herself to a lifetime of pretend passion, Mirabella is shocked when a man's kiss makes her tremble with lust. She is even more shocked to discover that he is none other than her long-gone betrothed. His painful past and her ruined reputation may stand in the way of true love, but if there's one thing Mirabella's learned, it's never say never...