The Reluctant Lady — Michelle Venet

Chaos and broken hearts littered the wake: of the dazzling Brendan, Duke of Tressilian. But Kristen Killian, beautiful widowed Countess of Killeaven vowed she would never succumb to his notorious charm--until a moonlit night bound them together in a conspiracy of silence, and Kristen thought they could be friends.

Surely, now she could enjoy the best of both worlds: the spice of life with an improper stranger, even as she contemplated marriage to a safer, duller man. But she hadn't reckoned on the wily Brendan, who had never lost on the battlefield of love, and was already planning the most challenging conquest of his chequered career...

Hero: Brendan Trevarrick, Duke of Tressilian
Heroine: Kristen Killian