The Rogue Returns.smashwords
by Leigh LaValle
THE ONLY THING LESS TRUSTWORTHY THAN A ROGUE...Lady Helen Gladstone has siblings to protect and creditors at her door. There's only one way to stave off disaster--to find the fabled fortune that her deceased brother buried years ago. Her experience with her lying father and gambling brother has left her able to spot a scoundrel at ten paces. Unfortunately, the scoundrel she encounters is a lot closer than that...and he's planning to make off with her treasure....IS A LADY WITH NOTHING TO LOSEAfter years of exile, Roane Grantham is eager to begin a new life without the law on his heels. First, he needs gold--his gold, buried one drunken night long ago. But he doesn't count on a petite, bold-as-brass blonde laying claim to his hoard.Forming an uneasy alliance, Helen and Roane adventure through the high peaks of England, battling treasure hunters, violent storms, and dangerous terrain. But can they escape the growing passion that threatens to steal their hearts?