The Banished Bride

Aurora Sprague was married as a child to settle her father's gambling debt. Her husband departed for the army immediately after the ceremony, leaving her abandoned on a remote estate as a wife in name only. Years later, Aurora has become a sharp-witted woman. When she encounters a wounded intelligence officer under attack, she intervenes to save him. The man, Alex Fenimore, is guarded and magnetic, and an immediate attraction forms between them—one that is forbidden. Aurora knows a secret that Alex does not: she is his wife. They were married years ago, but he has no memory of her or their union. As their lives intersect again, the passion between them intensifies, complicated by the truth of their existing marriage and the dangerous secrets Alex carries.