Once a penniless orphan, Evelyn D'Orsay became a countess and a bride at the tender age of sixteen. But the flames of revolution forced her to flee France, with the aid of a notorious smuggler. Recently widowed and without any means, Evelyn knows she must retrieve the family fortune from France for her daughter's sake, but only one man can help her -- the smuggler she cannot forget. Jack Greystone has been smuggling since he was a small boy and he...

Amelia Greystone was deeply in love when the Earl of St. Just abruptly ended his courtship and left Cornwall ten years earlier. So she is stunned when Simon returns, recently widowed. Now she must forget the past they shared and his betrayal and console him as any neighbor would. Simon has changed he is dark and haunted now but he can still make her reel with a single look. When he offers her the position of housekeeper, Amelia knows she must refuse....