London's most coveted lady meets the brooding hero of her dreams...so why isn't he falling for her charms?
A DARING EXPLORER
In 1850's London, the city is abuzz with the tale of Will Repton. The lone survivor of a massacre in Tibet has returned to England a hero, but the traumatized explorer has no time for glory. With only months to prepare for another dangerous expedition, nothing will deter him from his quest, and no one will unearth his secret. Until Will meets Charlotte Baker...
...IS NO MATCH FOR AN ADVENTUROUS HEART.
Vivacious Charlotte Baker is on a quest of her own- the discovery of a heroic husband to raise the family name. The Incomparable of the Season has bachelors panting at her dainty, spangled slippers but scandal is sinking the family and no aristocrat will have her to wed. When Charlotte meets Willquite literally, the man of her dreamsno other man will do. The only problem is, marriage is the last thing on his mind.
The mantel clock is ticking. The tides are changing. What if an explorer's greatest adventure doesn't lie across an ocean, but within his own lost heart?