Bird in Hand

A daring young lord, seeing a young woman floundering in an icy river, immediately dives to her rescue. But in saving her life, he almost loses his own! When he comes to, he finds himself alone with the mysterious lady in a small country cottage. And though he had successfully avoided the marriage-minded maidens of the ton for years, he felt honor-bound to propose to his beautiful benefactor. After all, they had spent the night alone, & the scandal would be unbearable. But the woman vehemently refuses, & disappears. But the young lord finds himself not so willing to let go of her, & the chase is on.Lane, Allison is the author of 'Bird in Hand' with ISBN 9780451197900 and ISBN 0451197909.