Intimate Surrender (Intimate, #2)

"The bewitchingly beautiful Hannah Bartlett never meant to fall in love, and certainly not with a vicar. But when she meets Vicar Rafe Waterford, she discovers a warmth and tenderness she's searched for her entire life. Not until it's too late does she realize that Rafe holds more than the key to her heart; he possesses the power to destroy her -- especially when he discovers who she really is. For years, Vicar Rafe Waterford's family has made every attempt to find him a wife and see him settled down. Yet, no lady has enchanted him enough to draw him into matrimony ... until he crosses paths with the breathtakingly beautiful Miss Hannah Bartlett. Struck by her wit, her charm, and her heart overflowing with love and compassion, he relentlessly pursues her. But when he discovers the secret she's kept from him, that she is Madam Genevieve, owner of London's most famous bordello, their love is tested beyond all measure"--Amazon.com, viewed September 11, 2013 A Scandalous Secret Hannah Bartlett was tossed out of her home at the tender age of fifteen, when a man of the cloth stole her innocence. To survive the streets, Hannah entered into a life that she never imagined. Now, known as Madame Genevievethe owner of London's most infamous bordelloshe dedicates her life to rescuing young girls from the streets and protecting them from a shameful fate. An Unexpected Attraction Vicar Rafe Waterford meets Hannah at one of his sister-in-law's country gatheringsand immediately falls for the mysterious beauty. Despite his declarations of love, Hannah insists they cannot be together. But Rafe is like no other manand he refuses to forget a love so passionate and consuming. A guardian spirit in the form of a snow leopard looks over a small village in the Himalayas, and chooses a human successor, whom she trains to sing songs that will protect the villagers from soldiers who search for gold and slaves