Lady Meg's Gamble — Martha Schroeder

Penniless Lady Margaret Enfield was given an option to save her home, Hedgemere. She could marry a wealthy stranger, Captain James Sheridan. The captain had spent his life at sea, escaping his past. And though Hedgemere satisfied his longing for a home, he was not as certain about the outspoken Lady Meg. But scandal threatened and they were going to have to face it together. Regency Romance by Martha Schroeder; originally published by Fawcett Crest