The Thorn and the Rose by Emma V Leech

An angel of mercy…
When Lord Thomas Barrington, known universally as ‘Thorn’, falls victim to the man trying to destroy the gent’s gambling club, The Sons of Hades, he is beaten and left for dead. Enter a beautiful and mysterious woman who rescues Thorn and nurses him back to health, hidden away in the cellar of the house she inhabits. But the lady known to him only as ‘Marie,’ refuses to tell him more about herself, about why he must remain out of sight, and seems to live in fear of her domineering brother.

A lovely memory…
In terror of her brother discovering she has harboured a wounded man under his nose, Marie forces Thorn to leave, begging him to forget her and never to think of her again. This is something Thorn cannot do, his chivalrous instincts tell him the woman is in deep trouble, and the memory of his beautiful saviour will not leave his mind.