To Love a Stranger — Marjorie Shoebridge

Too innocent and trusting, Clare Harcourt listened with horror as Lord Rayne whispered that her father had just gambled away her honor to a lecherous nobleman - and her only hope was to escape with him. Believing him honorable, she rushed into his carriage, only to find that he planned to seduce her. Now she was a their and a runaway, having stolen Rayne's horse and galloped off into the night. That was when she met the handsome stranger. Alone, frightened, she had tumbled into his strong arms and looked into his bold blue eyes. He was a seaman she never expected to see again. So it must have been a moment of madness when she surrendered to a night of rapture in his embrace. Or it may have been her destiny. For no matter how far she ran, or what lies she told, she knew he would find her again...and make all her secret dreams - or fears - come true.