Weary of domestic confinement, Rosalind Hinton resolved to visit Lieutenant Ashford, newly released from a French prisoner-of-war camp. But instead of the soulful youth of her childhood dreams, she found him a bold charmer whose tantalizing masculinity provoked in her the most delectable palpitations. How unfortunate - because this was not the young gentleman she remembered! He was a fraud...even, perchance, a French spy! And duty demanded she expose him. / When Lord Brad Stone saved the life of a young lieutenant by taking a bullet intended for the soldier, he had no idea what havoc would ensue in his own life. For the lieutenant repayed his act of courage by sending Brad home in his place to avoid being traded for a French soldier. Now as a British spy on a top secret mission, Brad must lie low until he can report vital information; even if it means allaying this pesky female's suspicions with a pretend passion. How could he know that a swift caress and a lingering kiss would plunge them both into a real romantic adventure - one that could cost a lady her reputation ... and her heart