The Viscount's Code — Ellie St. Clair

Drawn together to break a code, will Hope and Anthony fight for their forbidden love?His family name sullied after his father was branded a traitor, Anthony, Lord Whitehall, is fed up with all of the ton. His only allegiance is to his small group of daredevil friends, which is why he agrees to help break a code that is discovered as the next clue in their treasure hunt. The code he didn't realize he would have to break? One in the form of an angelic blond woman who sees the world in sunlight.Lady Hope Newfield believes love is worth waiting for - it just hasn't found her yet. Then a surly viscount takes up residence at her family's country home. She cannot help the irresistible pull to him as he attempts to solve the code, despite the fact that her father has strictly forbid any connection between the viscount and his daughters.As the hunt to break the code intensifies, so does the danger that follows them, Anthony's own search into the past, and the irresistible attraction between Hope and Anthony. Will they listen to her father and the voices of reason in their heads, or give in to all of their desires?The second book of the Reckless Rogues series is a grumpy vs. sunshine, forbidden love, one-bed-only steamy regency romance featuring a beautiful, cheerful heroine, and a surly viscount who needs to move on from his past.