num_pages: 371
description: A SUDDEN MARRIAGEThe stranger is hugedark and forbidding. But to honor a deathbed promise to her foster father, Kailey Hewett must marry Simon de Marchand, the king's sheriff, an intimidating mystery of a man. As they ride away from her home and all she holds dear, Kailey wonders how she can keep her pledge to give this stern man his heart's ease -- but she vows to create a new family, no matter what it takes.AN UNEXPECTED LOVEThis marriage was supposed to be final reparation for his part in her fathers long-ago death -- nothing more. But as Kailey's generous heart causes her to gather a family of endearing misfits around them, Simon unexpectedly finds the walls of his own heart crumbling. By his own harsh sense of justice, though, Simon can never allow himself to accept what he most wants, but believes he doesn't deserve -- and the love Kailey offers so freely becomes as much a torture as a pleasure. But as the small, lion-hearted woman whips the huge, stunningly resistant man into an acceptance of love, he finally learns that mercy is as important as justice -- and love and forgiveness can heal all.
language: English
title: Her Secret Guardian
titlecomplete: Her Secret Guardian
genres: Historical, Romance, Medieval, Historical Fiction, Historical Romance
ratings_count: 91
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: HOLT Medallion by Virginia Romance Writers
category: Short Historical
publisher: Avon Books