An independent lady in need of an heir wonders if a certain dashing Earl might be her perfect mate in this delightfully unconventional Regency romance.

Gabrielle Frost knows that getting married would mean handing over control of her beloved family vineyard in Portugal to her new husband. And that is a risk she is unwilling to take for any man. But that leaves her with one minor problem—she needs an heir! So when Nathaniel Graystone, Earl of Leybourne, arrives to escort her to London, Gabrielle wonders—what if this former soldier, with his courage, strength, and dangerous air, could be the one to father her child?