A Lady's Secret

Amused by a cursing nun in a French inn, English earl Robin Fitzvitry offers to help her reach England. Petre d'Avernio is not exactly a nun, though she spent years in an Italian convent with her mother, whose death has left her in danger. Now she must find her true father, an English lord who does not know she exists. Original.

When Robin Fitzvitry, the fun-loving Earl of Huntersdown, encounters a cursing nun in a French inn, he can't resist the mystery. He offers to help Sister Immaculata reach England, expecting amusement on the tedious journey home from Versailles. Petre d'Avernio is not exactly a nun, though she has spent years in an Italian convent with her mother, whose death has left her in danger. She must find the only person who might protect her-her true father, an English lord who does not know she exists. The gorgeous earl Robin Fitzvitry will be a dangerous ally, but she's glimpsed her pursuers and must race to the coast. She will resist him, use him, and eventually escape him with her virtue and secrets intact-she hopes.