Lord Calthorpe'S Promise eBook

An Honorable Promise

Lord Adam Calthorpe had been rash in his promise to look out for a fellow soldier’s sister before the soldier was killed at the battle of Waterloo. For Miss Katherine Payne was a golden-eyed shrew who took genuine delight in flouting Adam’s authority at every turn.

Surely bringing her to stay with his mother for the Season would absolve him of his responsibilities—though he sincerely doubted such a headstrong young woman would ever find herself a husband in the marriage mart. But when an unscrupulous man starts pursuing Katherine, Adam comes to realize that fulfilling his promise might actually involve marrying her himself….