In order to escape the risk of assassination, the spy Jack Ryder is escorting Grand Duchess Eva of Maubourg back to her homeland of England. She and Jack play the act of a married couple as they continue their journey. When they are finally confronted by the enemy chasing them, Eva is thrown into the river. Jack desperately chases her as she's carried downriver and leaps into the cold water and pulls her delicate body from the river! "You came to save me, Jack?" "I promised I would always come save you, didn't I?" Eva loses consciousness while being held against Jack's sturdy chest.

In order to escape the risk of assassination, the spy Jack Ryder must escort Grand Duchess Eva of Maubourg to England. To keep her identity a secret, Eva must act like she and Jack are a couple, and she is charmed by his good looks, wit and courage. "No matter what the danger, I will come and save you!" Jack's earnest promise has a profound effect on Eva's heart because she had only ever known the life of a marriage without love. But, for him, he is just doing his duty. There’s no way that he will actually be in love with her...is there?

Collects: The Dangerous Mr. Ryder #1-2. In order to escape the risk of assassination, the spy Jack Ryder must escort Grand Duchess Eva of Maubourg to England. To keep her identity a secret, Eva must act like she and Jack are a couple, and she is charmed by his good looks, wit and courage. "No matter what the danger, I will come and save you!" Jack's earnest promise has a profound effect on Eva's heart because she had only ever known the life of a marriage without love. But, for him, he is just doing his duty. There’s no way that he will actually be in love with her...is there?

A dashing spy must escort a beautiful widow from France to England in this sexy Regency romance. He knows that escorting the haughty Grand Duchess of Maubourg to England will not be an easy task. But Jack Ryder, spy and adventurer, believes he is more than capable of managing Her Serene Highness. He’s not prepared for her beauty, her youth, or the way that her sensual warmth shines through her cold facade. And what started as just another mission is rapidly becoming something far more personal. . . .

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#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens returns with the next in her Cynster Sisters series... The Honorable Miss Mary Cynster always gets what she wants. As the last unwed Cynster of her generation, she is determined to remain in charge of her life and of the man she will marry. At the very bottom of her list of potential husbands is Ryder Cavanaugh, the daring and devastating Marquess of Raventhorne, an overwhelming and utterly unmanageable lion of the ton. But destiny has a different plan. Ryder needs Mary as his wife, not just because she is delightful, fiery, and tempting, but because he values all she could be. When fate and circumstance hand him the chance, he claims Mary as his marchioness...only to discover what he truly desires is not just to take her hand in marriage, but to capture her heart.