The Hired Hero

<p><strong>He was her only hope-yet the most dangerous man she could trust.</strong></p><p>When Lady Caroline Talcott's carriage is ambushed on a lonely road she barely escapes with her life-and a packet of government documents that must reach London at all costs. Injured alone and desperate she has no choice but to enlist the help of a stranger: the notorious Earl of Davenport a man whose scandalous reputation makes him the last person she should trust.</p><p>Once one of England's most dashing soldiers Davenport has fallen on hard times. Yet when the fiercely determined lady offers him employment as her escort he cannot resist her courage-or her beauty. What begins as a simple bargain soon turns perilous as shadowy enemies close in and the line between duty and desire begins to blur.</p><p>Pursued across England Caroline and Davenport must rely on wit will and each other. But every mile draws them closer to danger-and to a passion neither expected nor can afford to deny.</p><p><em>In a game of spies and secrets love may be the most treacherous risk of all.</em></p>