License to Kiss by Kate McKinley

A Lady’s Maid’s Rules When Revealing a Secret Pregnancy:

1. The maid must approach the father-to-be in safe, comfortable surroundings. Not his bedchamber.
2. If the maid does approach him in his bedchamber, she must not envision hot, sinful nights in his arms…
3. In the event such visions do overtake her, she is advised to retreat with haste.
4. If retreat is not possible, then there is only one solution. Prepare for breathless passion and the complete surrender of her heart…

One passionate night in Scotland leaves Emily Michaelson in the family way. Months later, she arrives in London with one goal in mind; secure a future for her unborn babe. She needs a loan, and there’s only one man who has the means and influence to help her. The one man who makes her heart flutter…

Stephen Crawford, heir to the Earl of Durham, is in the midst of a scandal that could destroy him. His solution is simple–marry a woman of influence. Well, it should be simple. Matters are complicated when a fiery young maid shows up on his doorstep—or rather, in his bed—claiming to be pregnant with his child. His memory of their night together is fractured, but one thing is certain, the attraction between them is powerful…and dangerous for them both.