Counterfeit Countess — Lynne Connolly

John comes back to an inheritance he doesn't want and a wife he didn't know he had!

After Waterloo, John Dalkington-Smythe travelled overseas to Canada to find some peace and make his fortune. A frantic visit from his cousins, the Earl of Graywood and his brother brings him back home, but a tragic incident aboard ship leaves John the new heir.

In London, John meets the woman calling herself his widow. Except he isn't dead and he's not married. When he discovers the impostor is the woman he's desired for years, he decides to persuade her to keep the position of Countess of Graywood.

Faith spent years trying to ignore the presence of Lieutenant-Colonel Dalkington-Smythe, her husband's military commander. Finding herself in dire straits after Waterloo, she poses as his widow. She only ever meant it as temporary. To find that John is alive comes as a severe shock, but her feelings for him are as strong as ever. The passion John and Faith discover together is worth fighting for.

Someone is threatening to expose Faith's deception and destroy John's fortune and position in society. If they don't discover the identity of their unknown enemy and thwart the schemes, John and Faith could lose everything -- title, fortune and even their lives.