Thrill of the Knight - E-book - ePub

A lady's deception Lady Elizabeth Hutton will never succumb to the ambitions of a neighboring lord-even after his soldiers imprison the newly orphaned heiress in her own bedchamber. Ever resourceful, the proud beauty has devised a strategy to escape the devil who's determined to possess her and her great wealth: she will switch roles with her loyal maid so that she can save herself and her people.
A knight's rapture Sir John Russell's love of adventure has always carried him to far-flung places and dangers-and now he must ride to the rescue of the noblewoman he's betrothed to but hasn't seen since boyhood. However, it is not his bride-to-be but her bewitching servant who enflames his passion-and Sir John's desire for the fiery beauty threatens to undermine his sacred, sworn oath, forcing a noble knight into the most devastating choice of his life: between duty and honor .