One Good Turn

In this sequel to Libby's London Merchant, Benedict Nesbitt, Duke of Knaresborough, becomes a reluctant Good Samaritan. Under duress from his butler, he offers a ride to a Spanish woman and child trudging in the rain. She does him a good turn, and he feels obligated to return the favor. He senses that Liria Valencia is no ordinary woman, although she is silent about her past.

Patiently, Nez learns more, which takes him back to an event he would rather forget - the last siege of Badajoz, dur...