title: Hayley's Heart
author: Graham, Elizabeth
description: TO BED A STRANGER...
  When runaway bond servant Hayley Armstrong crosses paths with handsome Conn Merritt, she's in desperate need of a stranger's protection. Afraid to reveal her true plight for fear she'll be returned to her wicked master, Hayley convinces the dashing Conn that she is a poor, homeless orphan. When he takes her back to his plantation, she's unable to resist the charms of her noble rescuer.
  
  OR WED HER?
  Hayley's beguiling innocence and natural beauty soon turn Conn's feelings from mere sympathy to heated desire. Though he wants Hayley in his bed, experience has taught him that lust can be a man's greatest downfall. Yet enchanting Hayley tempts his waking hours and haunts his dreams, and before long, they both succumb not only to uncontrollable passion, but to marriage. Now, as Hayley's past catches up with her and Conn learns her secrets, he must know if his beautiful wife has married only to save herself, or if he has truly won Hayley's heart.