Redeeming the Reclusive Earl

An annoyance to lovers, opposites attract Regency romp!  His heart is a fortress  And she’s trespassing!  After losing all he holds dear in a horrific fire, Max Aldersley, Earl of Rivenhall, shuns the world—until he catches Effie Nithercott digging holes on his estate! He banishes the intrepid archaeologist and the unsettled feelings she arouses within him. But she returns, even more determined and infuriatingly desirable than before! He wonders just how deep she is prepared to dig—so far that she’ll reach the man beneath his scars…?  Previously published    Look out for Virginia Heath’s latest Harlequin Historical, part of A Season to Wed:  Only an Heiress Will Do by Virginia Heath  The Viscount’s Forbidden Flirtation by Sarah Rodi  Their Second Chance Season by Ella Matthews  The Lord’s Maddening Miss by Lucy Morris