Overview

Aiden Garahan is tasked with protecting the duke's new ward. He promises to protect her with his life. The lovely young woman, with auburn hair and quiet gray eyes is no child, but a petite, curvaceous beauty. His reaction to her is unexpected and unwanted.Miss Emily Montrose may be small in stature, but she is no shrinking violet! When a runaway carriage tragically cuts her father's life short, she is thrust into chaos as the duke's ward. Her life is turned upside down when rumors and a wager challenges all comers to win her hand. Emily's life is threatened as the wager increases and unscrupulous men see her as a prize.Aiden must cut through the lies to the truth. He guards her valiantly and vows to protect her to the last beat of his heart, while she steals it away, one glance at a time¿one caress at a time. Aiden faces a battle he never imagined¿one that pits his heart against his honor!Danger stalks in the night, but it will have to challenge The Duke's Defender before he will let harm come to those he has sworn to protect with his strength, his honor, and his heart.