A Breath of Scandal — Jeanne Carmichael

She had no doubt that the gentleman could kiss the truth from her lips!

Candace Stafford could hardly turn her back on an injured man. But in aiding the young rascal, she discovered a formidable opponent: Edward Croyden, whose persistent charm put her in quite a predicament. For the injured rake was desperate she keep his whereabouts secret, and Croyden was equally determined to seduce his location out of her.

A daughter of scandal herself, she realized she was in the midst of a real imbroglio. Perhaps Croyden was not the villain she had first thought, but he was dangerous to her in other ways, leaving her torn between her promise to one man and her desire to surrender more than her secret to the other....