A Bird in Hand (a Regency Romance‪)‬

When Lord Symington tries to save a young woman from drowning he almost loses his own life, and winds up compromised--having spent the night (unconscious) with Lady Elizabeth Fosdale in a country cottage. As any honorable gentleman would, he offers her marriage, but she will have none of it. And his lordship is not quite willing to see Lady Elizabeth disappear. Regency Romance by Allison Lane; originally published by Signet