Sweet Release (Blakewell/Kenleigh Family Trilogy, #1)

SUMMARY: For five pounds in cash, the convict was hers. Though Cassie hated the slave trade, her Virginia plantation demanded the labor, and she knew this fevered man would surely die if she left him. But as his wounds healed and his muscled chest bronzed from the sun, Cassie realized Cole Braden was far more dangerous than his papers had indicated--for he could steal her breath, with a glance or lay siege to her senses with a touch. Abducted, beaten, and given a new name, Alec went from master of an English shipbuilding empire to fourteen years of indentured servitude in the American colonies. There, he was known as Cole Braden, a convicted ravisher and defiler of women. And while he longed to ravish the auburn-haired beauty who owned him, he knew his one hope of earning her love--and his freedom--was to prove his true identity. Only then could he turn the tables and attain his... Sweet Release. For five pounds in cash, the convict was hers. Though Cassie hated the slave trade, her Virginia plantation demanded the labor, and she knew this fevered man would surely die if she left him. But as his wounds healed and his muscled chest bronzed from the sun, Cassie realized Cole Braden was far more dangerous than his papers had indicated --- for he could steal her breath with a glance or lay siege to her senses with a touch. Abducted, beaten, and given a new name, Alec went from master of an English shipbuilding empire to fourteen years of indentured servitude in the American colonies. There, he was known as Cole Braden, a convicted ravisher and defiler of women. And while he longed to ravish the auburn-haired beauty who owned him, he knew his one hope of earning her love --- and his freedom --- was to prove his true identity. Only then could he turn the tables and attain his ... Sweet Release. Though Cassie Hated The Slave Trade, Her Virginia Plantation Demanded The Labor, So For Five Pounds In Cash, The Convict Was Hers. Little Did She Know That Cole Braden Had Been Beaten, Abducted And Sent To The American Colonies As An Indentured Servant. He Must Prove His True Identity To Win His Freedom And Earn Her Love. After purchasing a convict who is near death to save his life, plantation owner Cassie finds herself powerfully drawn to Cole Braden as she nurses him back to health, but unbeknownst to Cassie, Cole is actually an English aristocrat bent on proving his innocence and winning her love. Original. When a woman buys a dying convict to save his life, she little suspects he is truly an English aristocrat who will soon steal her heart