The Dedicated Villain (The Golden Chronicles #6)

HOW THE DEVIL COULD A FELLOW MAKE LOVE TO A GIRL WHO GIGGLED WHEN HE TRIED TO KISS HER?!

Fiona Bradford was more amused than offended by handsome Roland Fairleigh Mathieson's passionate ardour. He was acting, she suspected--a talent that seemed to come quite naturally as he managed to wangle his way into the caravan of traveling actors led by Fiona's father.

Indeed, everyone had a part to play. The troupe was actually a band of Jacobite sympathizers secretly transporting Bonnie Prince Charlie's treasure. And Roland, a self-professed rake, duellist, soldier of fortune, and dedicated villain--who had every intention of profiting from these turbulent times--planned to steal the loot for himself. That is, until he encountered the charming, unpredictable, and thoroughly confounding Fiona...