Too Wilde to Wed

Lord Roland Northbridge Wilde, called North by his friends, is the handsome heir to a dukedom. Two years ago he left England after Miss Diana Belgrave jilted him. Now he comes home from war and learns that polite society has branded him too wild to wed.

Diana never intended to damage his name or break his heart. She had rushed to protect a helpless child, and in that hurry she took a post as a governess at Lindow Castle without weighing what it would cost. Everyone has since decided the worst about who the child's father must be, and the gossip has landed on North. Diana lives with a quiet, bittersweet regret.

North makes plain that he still wants her, scandal or not. Diana, who has no intention of marrying him or anyone, must work to keep from falling for him all over again. He has come back from the war a hardened soldier, and he treats winning her as a battle he means to win, whatever it costs him.

This is a historical romance built on a second chance between former lovers. The conflict comes from reputation and old hurt, and the pursuit drives the story.