The Bartered Heart — Nancy Butler

Highway Robbery -- or a Stolen Heart?

Abandoned by his mother and left to be raised by a cruel father, Griffin Darrowby vowed long ago to harden his heart against emotion. So when the handsome rogue finds his fortune lost, it's not the comfort of a love match he seeks, but the purse of a wealthy wife. As he makes his way to the estate of just such an eligible prize, he finds his route riddled with treacherous bogs, bumbling thieves -- and a beautiful waif in petticoats who may do much more for his life than simply save it...