The Fleeing Heiress (Signet Regency Romance)
After overhearing a strange conversation at the inn where he is staying, Lord David Cardiff feels compelled to intervene and winds up rescuing Thea Stafford from her older sister's fiance, who had abducted her. Thea's gratitude turns to embarrassment when her father and two brothers show up and insist that Lord Cardiff must now wed Thea to salvage her reputation. In spite of her efforts to convince her relatives of the lunacy of their plan, Thea and Lord Cardiff are forced at gunpoint to begin a journey to Gretna Green. When the right opportunity presents itself, Thea and Lord Cardiff escape, and eventually Thea finds refuge with her uncle. With Thea now safe, Lord Cardiff doesn't have any need to continue in the role of her protector, but the idea of marrying Thea suddenly seems quite appealing. A hero with a taste for the outrageous becomes involved with a heroine whose eccentric family entangles him in several outlandish situations in Buck's latest witty, deliciously quirky Regency.John CharlesCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved