Dryden's Bride

Sir Hugh Dryden undertook his quest for a bride with a guarded heart. But two years of captivity had deadened his desire for any woman. So why, then, did the sight of a mere country girl in distress stir such tenderness in him? And why did simply carrying her from danger set his pulse pounding?

Without a proper dowry, no gentleman would ask to marry Sian Tudor. Most made less respectable offers—exc...