The Banished Bride (Intrepid Heroines Book 1)

She's spent years as his forgotten wife. He has no idea the woman who saved him is the bride he left behind.A drunken laugh, a roll of the dice—and Aurora Sprague's fate is sealed. Married off as a child to settle her father's gaming debt, she watches her new husband gallop away to the army moments after the ceremony. Banished to a remote estate, she becomes a wife in name only, abandoned before she ever had the chance to be known.Years later, Aurora has grown into a woman of sharp wit and quiet fire. When she crosses paths with a wounded intelligence officer under attack, she doesn't hesitate—she acts. The man she saves is danger wrapped in duty, guarded and magnetic. The sparks between them are immediate, undeniable, and utterly forbidden.What Aurora knows—and Alex Fenimore does not—is that she is already his. His forgotten bride. His wife in law if not in truth. And as their lives collide again, the passion neither expected may prove more dangerous than any secret he's ever kept.A Regency romance of second chances, secret identities, and a marriage that begins with a gamble—and ignites when two strangers discover they were never strangers at all.Perfect for readers who love:– Regency romance with secret wife reveals– Intelligence officer heroes with dangerous missions– Forgotten brides and second chance marriages– Sharp-witted heroines saving wounded heroes– Secret identity romance with forbidden attraction Read more