The Captain's Dilemma — Gail Eastwood

The Friendly Enemy

Perhaps if bold and beautiful Merissa Pritchard had not grown so tired of country life, it would not have happened. Perhaps if her cocksure suitor; the blueblooded Harlan Gatesby, had not been so boring, it would not have happened. Whatever the reason, Merissa had given the fleeing French prisoner-of -war; Captain Alexandre Valmont, a hiding place on her family estate. Even more shocking, she had given him entry into her heart.

What she was doing was more than scandalous: It was criminal, but she had gone too far to turn back-as this proud young lady found that her country's enemy could be a captivating lover and that she had a devilishly hard choice on her hands between patriotism and passion. ...