Mr. West and the Widow

He’s a powerful landowner... She's an irresistible bluestocking... For over a year Victoria Leighton has shut out the world. Her sole focus has been to manage her estate and grow the small fortune she inherited from her husband. Unaccustomed to independence, to stepping out into Society and gettinging noticed, she ignores the cravings of her heart. Until a stranger arrives on her doorstep and presents her with a daring invitation. Colin West hates complications. But when he seeks shelter from a storm and meets a reclusive widow, instinct compels him to save her from her self-imposed prison. Soon, he’s hosting a house party and doing his best not to fall for the quick-witted lady. To do so would be disastrous. For if the scars he received in war have taught him anything, it is that he is incapable of instilling desire in any woman, never mind love...