Will they get their happy-ever-after Julia Howard longs for the freedom her inheritance will bring her—but her controlling brother demands she be married first. An encounter in the woods with the dashing stranger, Captain James Covington couldn't be more timely. Wounded and his life at sea at an end, could agreeing to Julia's outrageous proposal help him recapture a reason to live as they face the biggest adventure of all—marriage?· Joanna Radcliff has always dreamed of becoming a governess – until she's given a frosty reception by her new employers. The only person who pays her any attention is the dashing Major Luke Preston. Despite their stolen conversations and tantalising glances in the ballroom, Luke and Joanna know that their stations in life are just too different... But will they risk everything to be together?