Turning, she wound her arms around his neck, and he lowered his mouth to hers. He would never tire of kissing her.

The children’s laughter floated up, adding to his contentment.

He’d always feared he’d be like his sire. But unlike the earl, for Aiden, only one woman would ever hold his heart, and he was the luckiest of men because he held hers as well.

Acknowledgments

The British system of peerage and entailments is a fascinating study in primogeniture and can be rather complicated at times. I wish to thank Mr. Grant Bavister, Registrar at the College of Arms, London, for patiently explaining the intricacies of how the system works when there are no male heirs to inherit and a title goes extinct. In addition, he shared information on the distribution of entailed properties in the absence of a male heir. All the information he provided was invaluable. Any errors in understanding or interpretation are mine or a result of literary license.

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LORRAINE HEATH always dreamed of being a writer. After graduating from the University of Texas, she wrote training manuals, press releases, articles, and computer code, but something was always missing. When she read a romance novel, she not only became hooked on the genre, but quickly realized what her writing lacked: rebels, scoundrels, and rogues. She’s been writing about them ever since. Her work has been recognized with numerous industry awards, including RWA’s prestigious RITA®. Her novels have appeared on the USA Today and New York Times bestseller lists.

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