One for the Rogue

Gemma Hastings is a geologist who wants nothing to do with romance. She has even less time for Lord Cameron Lisle, a respected fossil hunter who keeps turning up in the very territory she has claimed as her own. That he is annoyingly handsome does not help his case.

Then Gemma is attacked, and the danger to her is real. To stay safe she may have to accept the protection Lisle has been offering, even if it means a risky flirtation with a man she has resisted.

Lisle once found her devotion to her work amusing. He now sees how badly he underestimated her, and he wants to earn her trust and show he deserves her. Whether he has left it too late is an open question.

Someone else is also at work: a bitter rival who wants Gemma's scientific findings for himself and has not been caught. Lisle and Gemma must uncover who is behind the attack before it happens again.

This is a historical romance with a mystery running through it. The pairing is a rivalry that turns to attraction, and the tone is light and flirtatious with a thread of suspense.