The Captain's Dilemma

The Friendly Enemy

Perhaps if bold and beautiful Merissa Pritchard had not grown so tired of country life, it would not have happened. Perhaps if her cocksure suitor; the blueblooded Harlan Gatesby, had not been so boring, it would not have happened. Whatever the reason, Merissa had given the fleeing French prisoner-of -war; Captain Alexandre Valmont, a hiding place on her family estate. Even more shocking, she had given him entry into her heart.

What she was doing was more than scandalous: It was criminal, but she had gone too far to turn back-as this proud young lady found that her country's enemy could be a captivating lover and that she had a devilishly hard choice on her hands between patriotism and passion. ...