Bestselling author Carla Kelly's Regency series The Channel Fleet continues, and the life-and-death stakes couldn't be higher for this dashing Naval hero! Return to her respectable life… Or take a scandalous path to marriage? As her snobbish aunt's companion, penniless vicar's daughter Jerusha Langley is sent to take a donation to the local Naval hospital. There she meets dashing surgeon Jamie Wilson and embarks on a secret mission-sneaking out to help him care for injured sailors! With his life in peril, fighting Napoleon, Jamie has never considered taking a wife, yet he's impressed by Jerusha's nursing ability-and by her beauty inside and out. Jamie knows she's risking a scandal by helping him. Can he risk his heart and save her reputation with a marriage offer? Perfect for fans of: ???? Forced proximity ???? Forbidden love