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Bestselling author Vanessa Kelly returns with an enthralling new series about the men of the Kendrick clanâand the women who claim their hearts . . .
Lady Ainsley Matthews, heiress and darling of the ton, was expected to make a magnificent match. Instead sheâs hiding on a remote Scottish estate, terrified that her vicious former fiancĂ© will use her pregnancy to force her into marriage. One man can help herâRoyal Kendrick, son of a distinguished Highland clan. Though a mistake drove them apart long ago, Royal is the only person Ainsley trusts to protect her babyâeven if that means agreeing to never see either of them again . . .
Scarred in body and soul by war, Royal suddenly has a purposeâcaring for an innocent babe and thereby helping the woman he canât stop loving. But when Ainsley ultimately returns to Scotland, determined to be a real mother to her child in spite of the risk, thereâs only one solution: marriage. And only one likely outcome: surrendering to the desire thatâs simmered between them for so long, no matter how dangerous it may be . . .
Praise for Vanessa Kellyâs Improper Princesses series
âA thoroughly satisfying Regency romance.â âPublishers Weekly
âAn enjoyable, thoughtful romance.â âKirkus Reviews