title: At Winter's Demand
author: Blacketer, Kirsten S.
description: ***This is the second book in a Trilogy. Each book focuses on a different relationship taking place during the same time frame.***
  A spirited country girl at the mercy of a silent thief harboring a dangerous secret.
  Working at the inn Judith fears a constant state of boredom. One snowy night, three strange gentlemen appear and topple her quiet haven into chaos. The leader kidnaps her sister, leaving her under the stern eye of his silent compatriot. Her sister had warned her one day she'd cross the line. With him, that doesn't take more than a frying pan to the head.
  Simon detests disorder. Edmund charged him with one mission: find the jewels. But he never counted on a feisty, curvaceous hellcat standing in his way. She demands to be reunited with her sister in London, and Simon is more than willing to leave her on his friend's doorstep. When she's kidnapped at King's Cross Station, he must summon all his unsavory resources to find the woman who unwittingly stole his heart.