¤¤¤Spoilers contained in book description below¤¤¤This book is a historical romance novel which takes place in the 1700s or 1800s. The male lead is a soldier working abroad in spain or portugual. Not exactly sure which country. He is charged with helping a Young woman escape the country to return to england. During the escape she falls for him and at one point he unknowingly forces himself on her while they are in hiding. After returning to england she finds herself pregnant but later miscarries. Once he finds out what happened he wants to do the right thing and marry her.Any help finding the name of this book would be appreciated.
would she be his bride?Hebe Carlton had little idea of her own charm until Major Alex Beresford arrived on the island of Malta. She made no attempt to cast out lures and treated him with warm practicality, showing an insight and ability to read him that few others had managed. His attentions made Hebe blossom, and her stepmother began to entertain hopes of a wedding.Then a would she be his bride?Hebe Carlton had little idea of her own charm until Major Alex Beresford arrived on the island of Malta. She made no attempt to cast out lures and treated him with warm practicality, showing an insight and ability to read him that few others had managed. His attentions made Hebe blossom, and her stepmother began to entertain hopes of a wedding.Then a letter arrived for Alex. The proposal of marriage he'd made to another before ever meeting Hebe had been accepted at last. He should be happy… But now Alex could only contemplate marrying one person—and it wasn't his betrothed! ...more