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I’ve tried to forget her. I’ve pushed her away in order to protect her from what I FEAR most. Making her a widow. But no matter how long it’s been since I’ve seen her face, no matter how many years go by without her touch, the second our paths cross again I'm an instant fiend needing my next fix. She's my kryptonite. My vice. The one thing that makes me secretly wish for tomorrows and forever after’s when all I've ever done is serve. Give without even a thought for my fellow man & country after seeing so many soldiers die by my side.

After the hell my ex put me through, I vowed never to give my heart away again. So, I filled my life with my horse, Nevada, and different bodies in my bed every night. Men. Women. It didn’t matter because my body was sated. Things were perfect, and I didn’t want it any other way…until him. He showed me how things could be different, and pineapples, I wanted it. But my past gets dug up from the depths of Hell, and everything falls apart. I thought we were meant to be, but I guess it wouldn’t be the first time I was wrong.

Cedric Williamson made a fool of himself at the Newmarket races, deceived and cheated of his meager bankroll. When he throws himself upon the mercy of his wealthy Aunt Amelia, her companion, Miss Jane Gabriel, heartily disapproves of his rescue.

Outrider Noah Ericson isn't Mercy Atkins' idea of a hotel guest, but the bank pays cash—a week in advance—for their stagecoach shotgun. She worries about how long she can get away with not replacing the hotel's battered roof and she never turns away a paying guest—even if he holsters a loaded weapon. Mercy's husband Haman disappeared, and she hides a shameful secret, running a decent boarding house while caring for her young son and elderly father. Haman's vicious brother Jehu circles like a vulture, determined to lay claim to Haman's stake.

Miss Caroline Parker wants nothing more than to train her ponies, horrified that her family is pushing her to find a husband during the upcoming London Season. Captain Thomas Ogden, a wounded war veteran, is shocked to find he will inherit an ancient title and a dilapidated estate from a reclusive marquess. According to his mother, the only hope for Thomas is to find a wealthy heiress to wed in order to restore the faded fortunes of his unexpected legacy.