To Redeem a Highland Rake

One forbidden kiss sets them on a path from which there's no return.In a desperate final attempt to force her cruel betrothed to call off their arranged marriage, Arieen Fleming deliberately creates a public scandal. Aware she'll likely be shunned by Society and remain unmarried, she kisses a dashing swashbuckler at a masked ball. What she doesn't anticipate is her powerful fascination and sensual reaction to Coburn Wallace. And she most certainly doesn't foresee her father casting her out as a result of her madcap scheme.Coburn Wallace is a man who enjoys life and women to the fullest. As cousin and second-in-command to a laird, he has no need or desire to marry and produce an heir. When a beautiful female pirate demands he kiss her, who is he to refuse such an unexpected gift? Upon learning Arieen's been disowned and is destitute, he's seized with an inexplicable urge to protect her even as his honor demands he marry Arieen for his unwitting...