The Hellion's Heart

<p>Helena Emerson yearns for romance and adventure and dreams of wedding a duke for love. She knows she would never be able to endure a marriage with the serious Viscount of Addersley no matter how handsome he might be. Consumed with logic and good sense the man might as well be a statue. He does not even dance! She declines his offer much to the outrage of her family determined to wed happily or not at all.</p><p>But Joshua Hargood Seventh Viscount of Addersley is not the man Helena assumes him to be. He put aside his rakehell ways a decade before blaming himself for the accident that claimed his intended. He has however never been able to resist a dare if the reward was worthy and the challenge of undermining Helena's assumptions is tempting beyond all. He takes a disguise planning to be a rogue only for the lady he desires to wed convinced that this is the merit of his scandalous past. Helena is captivated by her mysterious suitor and soon pierces his disguise only to learn that the viscount lost his betrothed years before-is his heart even available to claim?</p><p>No sooner is Joshua convinced of success in his suit than his notorious brother believed dead at Waterloo returns to demand his due. Joshua knows that his embittered brother will only be satisfied when Addersley itself is destroyed along with Joshua's own happiness and prospects. Is he doomed to watch past tragedy repeat itself or can Joshua save both his legacy and his beloved Helena?</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>