Sea Spell — Caroline Fox

” A brilliant match . . . the son of a Duke, and yet you wish to decline his offer? This is the height of folly. Pray explain yourself!”

But Harriet had no wish to explain herself. Only to flee to some solitary place where she could live in peace.

She found her sanctuary on the windswept coast of France in a lonely cottage owned by the mysterious Comte de l'Aquilon, who had disappeared.

Then, one stormy night, intruders violated her cottage and Harried was forced to flee again, this time to be rescued by a dark and dangerous stranger who looked very much like the missing Count.

For the first time, Harriet's heart began to tremble . . .