The Comtesse of Midnight — Alina K. Field

A Scottish Earl on a quest for the elusive Comtesse de Fontenay, rescues a French lady smuggler from the surf during a devastating storm and takes shelter with her. As the stormy night drags on, he suspects his companion knows the lady he's seeking, the lady who holds the secret to his identity. When she admits she's in fact the Comtesse Fontenay, just not the particular one he's seeking, she dashes all his hopes—and promises him new ones.Previously published in Storm & Shelter, a Bluestocking Belles Collection with Friends