The Colonel's Courtship

Could she ever forget him?
At eighteen, Suzanne Hodges lost her heart to the handsome but penniless Lieutenant Stephen Gracechurch. They even made plans to wed. Until Suzanne's father mortgaged her future to Sir John Phelps, an aging luminary in need of a wife and a governess for his two daughters. Suzanne had little choice but to surrender to her father's demands...and lose her one chance for happiness in the process.

Could he ever forgive her?
All through the long years of war, Stephen kept memories of Suzanne close to his heart, although he knew he should forget the fortune-seeking beauty who'd breached his trust. Now back in England following his father's death, Stephen was determined to turn the tables. Keeping his new wealth a secret, he played the pauper to the hilt, planning to reveal his changed circumstances only when the now widowed Suzanne rejected him again. But Suzanne proved uncooperative, and his plans for revenge turned into a confused but genuine courtship. Suddenly, all thoughts of revenge vanished. Stephen loved Suzanne -- he'd always loved her -- and this time, she would be his....