Promise Forever — Patricia DeGroot

Although Jade Kendell was desperate to escape her stepfather's rundown tavern to make a life for herself and her sister in London, she was not desperate enough to steal. But when Karr Alexander arrived looking for his brother, he discovered a pouch full of Alexander jewels in her bedchamber. Taken as his unwilling hostage, Jade resolved to prove her innocence -- and vowed to escape the darkly handsome duke who threatened to steal her heart... For Karr, his younger brother's disappearance was simply another indication that he had neglected family duty for too long. Determined to set right whatever scrape Thane had stumbled into, Karr dragged the captivating Jade into the search -- and found himself torn between his desire for her and the ducal obligations that stood in the way of their love..