A Reluctant Bachelor

Lady Gwen Drake managed to preserve her family’s reputation by hiding a scandalous affair—an error of youth—until her former admirer appeared at the Hermitage Hall, threatening to tell the secret to the public. Gwen’s brother hires Joshua Wolfe, the estate’s gamekeeper and a war hero, to protect his sister from the man’s advances. Having taken on the commitment, Joshua can’t help but fulfill his duty—but the closer he gets to the beauty he’s meant to protect, the more unbearable her proximity becomes for him. Meanwhile, Gwen must decide what is more dangerous for her: being pursued by the villain, or opening her heart to the stern bodyguard…