title: The Gentleman's Demand
author: Alexander, Meg
description: A DANGEROUS MAN...
  
  If Sophie Firle consented to Nicholas Hatton's outrageous request she would put her life -- and her son's -- in mortal danger. But could she refuse the opportunity to help trap the smugglers who had murdered her husband?
  
  Finding herself penniless, and faced with the reality of running a struggling inn, Sophie had no option but to agree to Nicholas's proposal. But the plan also meant that Nicholas would have to be a guest at the inn -- and pose as her admirer!
  
  And he proved to be remarkably convincing...