The Earl’s Tempting Proposal Alliances Book

After two decades in exile, Colin Knightsbridge returns to his ancestral home to claim his title as the Earl of Hartfield. Yet nothing is how he remembers it, including Abigail. The girl who stole his heart as a child is now a ravishing woman who ignites his blood.Haunted by a back deformity since childhood, Colin doesn’t expect Abigail to love or desire him. However, he needs to marry and beget an heir, and the only woman he wants is Abigail. So he proposes a marriage of convenience.The last thing Abigail wants is to marry again. A horrible first marriage taught her all too well that passion is dangerous, and men are not to be trusted. Yet Colin’s kindness soothes her fears, the possibility of a child speaks to a deep need of her heart, while his kisses inflame her desire. Maybe she can hope marriage will be different this time?Once locked in the white hot passion of their marital bed, past traumas and insecurities threaten to tear them apart. Only by baring their weaknesses to each other will they find the healing power of their love. If they dare…