The Hero Returns (Zebra Regency Romance)

The Story

Amelia Harrow has worshiped Viscount Hunter Westhaven since the schoolroom. Now, after three long years fighting Bonaparte, the famed hero has returned to claim his bride. But he is strangely changed -- the charming idol of Amelia's youth has now been replaced by a somber, restless, and enigmatic man. An afternoon of honeymoon passion while stormbound in a moorland cabin, she fears, does not touch his innermost spirit. And what 'business' keeps him away so often in London, while she pines for his caress?Hunter would sooner face the most, savage enemies on the battlefield than the secrets of his own soul. How can Amelia ever understand how much the war has changed him? He knows he must lay the past to rest if he is ever to find happiness with his lovely wife...even if it means traveling to London alone to search for the families of his comrades who fell in battle. But when Amelia finds him and discovers a secret she cannot forgive, Hunter may have lost her forever...unless an unexpected blessing teaches them both the true meaning of love.