The Rescued Heart

By Melinda McRae

Subjects: Fiction, general

Description: A stunning new romance of immense courage, this is the powerful story of a handsome soldier and a dutiful military daughter whose paths cross over a valuable gift in the early 1800s. It's a road that takes them deep into a mysterious world of espionage--and of course to true love! A Handsome Stranger Beautiful young Bess Williams was resigned to live a quiet life of genteel poverty in the English countryside. Then one day a stranger arrived, the most handsome, irresistibly gallant man she had ever met. A Dazzling Gift His name was Kit Swinton and he claimed to be the younger son of an earl. With him he brought a parting gift from Bess's father - a fabulous necklace that could be her passport into the London world of wealth and pleasure. A Dangerous Desire Bess surrendered to the temptation of selling the necklace and entering London's social whirl - only to find herself in a maze of intrigue and deception where just one man can guide her to safety. Kit Swinton was the only one she could turn to, the only one she could trust. But Bess could not trust herself when he took her in his arms and she could only follow her heart when he gave her the greatest, most perilous gift of all - the gift of fiery love...