The Guardian — Carole Mortimer

THE GUARDIAN (Ruthless Regency Dukes 4) is the fourth book in USA Today and Amazon International #1 Bestselling Author, Carole Mortimer’s, NEW Regency Romance series.Hunter St. John, the Duke of Lincoln, is far too busy hunting the person who murdered one of his closest friends to deal with the problem of his young ward, Miss Evelyn Gardener. Indeed, for the most part he chooses to forget her very existence. That is made easier by the fact he sent her, along with her governess, to his remotest ducal estate in Yorkshire years ago and has seen very little of her since.Receiving a missive from that governess, informing him that his young ward has run away, is not only inconvenient to his own plans but disobedient in the extreme on hers.Something Miss Evelyn Gardener will soon learn to her detriment.Once Hunter has succeeded in finding her, of course…Evie is tired of living in the country and being ignored by her guardian, the toplofty Duke of Lincoln. To that end she has decided to travel to London and make him acknowledge that, at nineteen years of age, she is no longer a child for him to ignore.It is hardly her fault if, on the long journey to England’s capital, she is waylaid and captured by a group of footpads.Nor, when she hears those men discussing demanding a ransom from her guardian in exchange for her release, is she at all sure the Duke of Lincoln will bother himself to pay that ransom. Indeed, she believes the duke might happily wash his hands of her.When the two of them do finally meet again sparks certainly do fly, but not of the kind either of them had expected…Other books by Carole MortimerRuthless Regency Dukes SeriesThe Wager (Ruthless Regency Dukes 1)The Mistress (Ruthless Regency Dukes 2)The Widow (Ruthless Regency Dukes 3)The Guardian (Ruthless Regency Dukes 4)More books to come in this seriesKingston Security – Contemporary Romance SeriesKingston’s Ransom (Kingston Security 1)Kingston’s Captive (Kingston Security 2)Kingston’s Redemption (Kingston Security 3)Kingston’s Enigma (Kingston Security 4)More books to come in this seriesRegency Men in Love – MM romance written as C A MortimerHIDDEN LOVER (Regency Men in Love 1)HIDDEN DESIRE (Regency Men in Love 2)HIDDEN PASSION (Regency Men in Love 3) Coming SoonDance with the Devil – Contemporary Romance series:Bks 1 – 5 Series now completeRegency ScandalBks 1 – 4 Series CompleteRussian Dragon HeatVLADIMIR (Russian Dragon Heat 1)VAUGHN (Russian Dragon Heat 2)VIKTOR (Russian Dragon Heat 3)Regency Club Venus:Bks 1-5 Series now completeSteele Protectors contemporary romance Series:Bks 1-6 Series now completeRegency Lovers Series:Bks 1-6 Series now completeDragon Hearts:Bks 1-8 Series now completeRegency Sinners Series:Bks 1-8: Series now completeRegency Unlaced Series:Books 1-9: Series is now completeContemporary Romance Knight Security Series – spin-off to Alpha Series:Books 0.5–6: Series is now completeContemporary Romance Alpha Series:Books 1-8: Series is now complete.Carole Mortimer has written over 275 books, in contemporary romantic suspense, Regency romance, MM Regency romance & paranormal romance. She became an indie author in 2014. In May 2017 she received a Career Achievement Award from Romantic Times. She is the Recipient of the 2015 Romance Writers of America’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Is an Entertainment Weekly Top 10 Romance Author—ever. Carole is a 2014 Romantic Times Pioneer of Romance. She was also recognized by Queen Elizabeth II in 2012, for her “outstanding service to literature”.