The Highlander Who Protected Me (Clan Kendrick #1)

Bestselling author Vanessa Kelly returns with an enthralling new
series about the men of the Kendrick clan—and the women who claim their
hearts . . .
  Lady Ainsley Matthews, heiress and darling of the ton,
was expected to make a magnificent match. Instead she’s hiding on a
remote Scottish estate, terrified that her vicious former fiancé will
use her pregnancy to force her into marriage. One man can help her—Royal
Kendrick, son of a distinguished Highland clan. Though a mistake drove
them apart long ago, Royal is the only person Ainsley trusts to protect
her baby—even if that means agreeing to never see either of them again .
. .   Scarred in body and soul by war, Royal suddenly has a
purpose—caring for an innocent babe and thereby helping the woman he
can’t stop loving. But when Ainsley ultimately returns to Scotland,
determined to be a real mother to her child in spite of the risk,
there’s only one solution: marriage. And only one likely outcome:
surrendering to the desire that’s simmered between them for so long, no
matter how dangerous it may be . . .  Praise for Vanessa Kelly’s Improper Princesses series “A thoroughly satisfying Regency romance.” —
Publishers Weekly

 
“An enjoyable, thoughtful romance.” –Kirkus Reviews