Darling Jasmine — Bertrice Small

Jasmine had been forced into marriage twice. Rebelling at King James' decree that she wed Jemmie Leslie, fifth earl of Glenkirk, she fled to France with her children. But her youngest, the illegitimate offspring of Jasmine's hot-blooded lover, Prince Henry Stuart, is the king's only grandson. Now time is running out on Jasmine's idyll of freedom; coming for her and her little boy is the man she both fears and desires...

His anger white-hot, Jemmie Leslie has come to France to possess Jasmine, by force if necessary. Once, they shared a night of unforgettable passion, but her rejection of their betrothal stunned and maddened him. Yet once he sees her gain, Jemmie vows to win the elusive Jasmine back--to take her beyond ecstasy...