Showing Winter Garden by Adele Ashworth

A celebrated beauty, Madeleine DuMais'scleverness is her greatest asset—one she putsto good use as a spy for the British. Assignedto help break up a smuggling ring in thesouth of England, she arrives at the quaintresort town of Winter Garden and meets herpartner in subterfuge: Thomas Blackwood.

Unlike any man she has ever met, Blackwood'squiet confidence and mysterious intensitysend shivers of pleasure coursing through her.And, despite the danger, as duty givesway to desire, Madeleine aches forThomas's gentle touch on her body . . .on her heart . . . on her soul.

For surrender holds its own sweet reward . . .