The General's Daughter

the long version

An Unconventional Lady... For war hero Adam Lyonbridge, the ton's social minefields are more treacherous than most battles. Little wonder he dreads the prospect of marrying his general's fashionable daughter, Isabelle. But before the nuptuals, General Grimsby needs Adam to escort his other daughter (born on the wrong side of the blanket) from the dangerous Spanish Peninsula to his estate. Adam has never met a lovelier or more stubborn lady than Marian Randall, whom he has a a terrible time persuading to leave her duties as an army nurse...and who makes him wish he could switch one fiancée for another. An Uncompromising Love... As if discovering her true parentage wasn't shock enough, Marian finds herself strong-armed into returning to England by the undeniably handsome Major Lyonsbridge. Upon her arrival, she is welcomed by her flighty, albeit friendly half-sister—and hated by the general's resentful wife. Adam's companionship is an unexpected comfort, yet after Isabelle jilts him, Marian realizes she'd happily fill the other girl's shoes. But how will Adam react when Marian puts her own reputation on the line to protect Isabelle from scandal?