A lady by midnight - tessa dare

A USA Today-bestselling author delivers the exciting third book in her lovely Spindle Cove series.

Original.

New York Times and USA Today Bestseller A temporary engagement, a lifetime in the making .

After years of fending for herself, Kate Taylor found friendship and acceptance in Spindle Cove--but she never stopped yearning for love.

The very last place shed look for it is in the arms of Corporal Thorne.

The militia commander is as stone cold as he is brutally handsome.

But when mysterious strangers come searching for Kate, Thorne steps forward as her fianc .

He claims to have only Kates safety in mind.

So why is there smoldering passion in his kiss? Long ago, Samuel Thorne devoted his life to guarding Kates happiness.

He wants whats best for her, and he knows its not marriage to a man like him.

To outlast their temporary engagement, he must keep his hands off her tempting body and lock her warm smiles out of his withered heart.

Its the toughest battle of this hardened warriors life .

and the first he seems destined to lose.