Gabriel Stone, Earl of Edenbridge, might have a rakish reputation, but he's also a gentlemanof sorts. So when respectable Lady Caroline Holt offers her maidenhood in exchange for an estate her father gambled away, his curiosity is roused.
Gabriel is touched when he learns Caroline is helping her brotherhe's protected his brothers all his lifeand has the scars to prove it. He's willing to help her, but is shocked when his mission takes him somewhere he never thought he'd end up down the aisle!