Proud Citadel — Stella Kent

When Jessica Livesey answered an advertisement seeking a small cottage in the West Country, she was excited to learn that her tenant was Matthew Blake, a renowned travel writer. She had hopedthat he would provide a little male company for her housebound great-uncle and visiting nephew, but, in fact, Matthew turned out to be unfriendly, rude and full of self-pity. Misunderstandings come near to driving Jessica into another man's arms before a desperate adventure reveals Matthew's true nature.