Beauty and the Scarred Hero

the long version

Major Nicholas Reynolds returns from the Battle of Waterloo a hero. Once, his rakish good looks ensured he had his pick of beauties, but now his battle-scarred face exiles him from high society. Lady Isabella Knox is horrified by the cruel gossip surrounding Nicholas, but intrigued by the man whose steely glance makes her blush on the outside...and burn deep on the inside. A few stolen kisses later this beauty knows she's lost her head—and her heart—to the most notorious gentleman of the ton....