CATHY MAXWELL FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN To my sister, Cindy Wollen, with love. And to Trudy Bateman, Kay Bendall, and Maude Kerby, with appreciation. Thank you for being there from the very beginning. Contents Chapter 1 “He didn’t want to marry me,” Mallory Edwards 1 Barron said… Chapter 2 He was determined to be a hell-raiser of a 30 nobleman. Chapter 3 Stunned silence met Mallory’s announcement. 48 Ever so slowly, other guests… Chapter 4 “That’s impossible!” The steel edge in John’s voice 70 could have… Chapter 5 Mallory stared at John, certain he’d gone 91 completely mad. She… Chapter 6 Major Peterson drove them a good distance out 109 of London… Chapter 7 Mallory woke to the sound of someone whistling 129 a jaunty… 154 Chapter 8 Mallory slammed the door shut behind her. “I knew it!”