Heart of Gold — Karen Lingefelt

[BookStrand Historical Romance, HEA] As her widowed mother's constant companion, Lauren Cameron can only dream of traveling the world in search of adventure--until Prince Anton Danilov abducts her to St. Petersburg, Russia. The ransom is a jeweled heart his brother lost to hers. Anton will do whatever it takes to retrieve the heart of gold that was his late father's last gift to his mother. If only his deceptively demure captive didn't enjoy her scandalous predicament! And if only he didn't wish to make it even more enjoyable for her! Lauren can't help losing her heart to this golden-haired prince who compromised her simply by kidnapping her. If all she has to face upon returning to America is a lifetime trapped in her mother's oppressive shadow, then what else does she have to lose if she lets him make her ruin truly worthwhile? Anton wants her only for that jeweled heart...but will he keep Lauren for another heart even more precious? ** A BookStrand Mainstream Romance