Though Hugh Claremont’s rakish wit and skill on the dance floor enliven an otherwise dull social event for Amelia Stockdale—during which she is yet again completely ignored by the fiancé foisted upon her by her older brother—she is shocked to find him climbing through her bedroom window later that evening with plans to seduce her. Amelia rejects Hugh’s advances, but his presence is nonetheless discovered and the ensuing scandal brings an end to her engagement and provides her brother with an excuse to disown her and cast her out. From the moment he sets eyes upon her, Roland Claremont knows not only that he must make amends for his brother’s actions, but that he must have Amelia for his own. Not as a conquest for a pleasurable evening, but as his wife. He soon discovers, however, that Amelia is capable of stubbornness almost beyond his imagination. When she refuses even the most basic charity and instead insists on staying at a disreputable and dangerous boarding house, his patience reaches an end and he takes her over his knee for a sound spanking. While scandalized by his chastisement, Amelia is nevertheless drawn to Roland. The tall, broad-shouldered former military man combines a genuine concern for her needs and opinions with a willingness to deal firmly with unreasonable stubbornness and willful defiancé. When Roland proposes marriage, though, Amelia fears that he has done so only out of a sense of duty. Can she put aside her pride, accept what Roland has offered, and take her place at his side? Publisher’s Amelia’s Rescuer contains sexual scenes and spankings, including domestic discipline in a historical setting. If such material offends you, please don’t buy this book.