A Touch of Magic — Juliette Leigh

AN INCORRIGIBLE MISS IN A TANGLE OF LOVE AND DANGER

When Major Darling was summoned to London on a trumped-up charge of treason, his daughter Esme decided to spare no effort to clear his name. Soon there appeared a possible ally-though a most surprising one. Could her handsome new neighbor, with his assured air and devilish smile, really be the same Chalmers Lovat who tossed her in the millpond as a child?

Captain Lovat had returned to his country home on a secret assignment: to unearth the real spy in the Darling case. When he encountered Esme, he almost didn't recognize her. The tomboy he once knew had blossomed into a captivating young woman. Certainly he wasn't about to let an overwhelming attraction to her interfere with his duty or his bachelorhood. But what was he to do? He simply couldn't refuse this utterly enchanting beauty who managed to create havoc with his emotions. And yet her rash resolve to exonerate her father could very well jeopardize their lives-unless Lovat could convince her to surrender to reason...and to love.