The Earl's Encounter

Finding her way home Leaving her beloved hometown Ryker Falls was the second hardest thing Rory Haldane had ever done. Forgetting the cloud of shame her family left under, was the first. When circumstances bring Rory back, wounded but not broken, some townsfolk don't appreciate her arrival. As threats against her begin to escalate, she finds support from an unlikely ally. Jack Trainer may epitomize the dark handsome bad-boy, but surprisingly he takes her side, and she finds herself falling for a man who has no intention of losing his heart to anyone. This is one battle Rory refuses to fight, so for her own protection, she'll once again say goodbye to Ryker Falls. He'll fight for her to stay Jack Trainer likes women, he just never had any intention of loving one. Life taught him to guard his heart, and when Rory Haldane walks back into town he's ready to ignore her. The problem with that is, he also hates injustice, and the way some of the people in his town are treating her has his hackles rising. He's not exactly the stuff heroes are made of, but Rory has his protective instincts on high alert. And his libido. He wants more, way more, from her than a passionate fling, but will Rory drop her guard enough to trust him? BOOKS IN THE SERIES Somebody To Love From This Moment Love Me Tender Only Just Begun Hold Me Close You're The One We Belong Together We Found Love "Finding her way home. Leaving her beloved hometown, Ryker Falls, was the second hardest thing Rory Haldane had ever done. Forgetting the cloud of shame her family left under, was the first. When circumstances bring Rory back, wounded but not broken, some townsfolk don't appreciate her arrival. As threats against her escalate, she finds support from an unlikely ally. Jack Trainer may epitomize the dark handsome bad-boy, but surprisingly he takes her side, and she finds herself falling for a man who has no intention of losing his heart to anyone. This is one battle Rory refuses to fight, so for her own protection she'll once again say goodbye to Ryker Falls. He'll fight for her to stay. Jack Trainer likes women, he just had no intention of loving one. Life taught him to guard his heart, and when Rory Haldane walks back into town he's ready to ignore her. The problem with that is he also hates injustice, and the way some people in his town are treating her has his hackles rising. He's not exactly the stuff heroes are made of, but Rory has his protective instincts on high alert. And his libido. He wants more, way more from her than a passionate fling, but will Rory drop her guard enough to trust him?"--Introduction "Dear Lord how was she to get away from this man? Danger has stalked Milly for four years. A threat to the man she loved had her breaking her betrothal and fleeing London. Now fate has thrown her in his path once more, awakening feelings she had pushed deep down inside. Disguised and forced to live on the outskirts of society, how can she protect him while trying to hide her love? Joseph, Earl of Ellsworth, is furious. How could Milly believe that padding in her cheeks and a pair of glasses would stop him from seeing her as Lady Millicent Lawrence, the fiancée who spurned him? She was nothing like the gentle creature he had vowed to wed, but he wanted her even more now in spite of her deception. He must find out once and for all why she had left London, because of two things he was certain: she had not left for a better life, and damned if he was going to let her go again."