MARRYING THE SURGEON Coldly sold for marriage to the highest bidder, Lady Laura Taunton does not hold much faith in love and kindness. The war against Napoleon only serves to echo this feeling, until she meets intriguing Royal Naval surgeon Lieutenant Brittle – a man who's the exact opposite of her cruel late husband. Taking up his offer to help aid the battle's injured, Laura starts to believe that she could have a place in the world...and a man who can show her true happiness.