This "heartwarming" Regency romance about a widow who finds forbidden passion is a "lively and surprising read" from a New York Timesābestselling author (Publishers Weekly).
Marry the local vicarāa stodgy man with six impossible children. Never! Deborah Percival is determined to discover passion in a man's arms, not duty in a dull marriage. And when she becomes stranded at a countryside inn, tantalizing Anthony Aldercy, the Earl of Burnell, offers her the chance to fulfill her dreams. Deborah knows she should say noābut how can she resist?
The earl is determined to repair his reputationāand a marriage to a demure high-born lady of the ton will do thisābut he cannot deny Deborah's charms. Her lush curves tease his senses, while her delicious honesty touches his heart. But when she disappears, he's desperate, so he searches all of London to find her, refusing to rest until he brings her into his lifeāand his armsāagain.
Perhaps Deborah is not the only one being tempted . . .
"I love Cathy Maxwell." āJulia Quinn, author of the Bridgerton series
This "heartwarming" Regency romance about a widow who finds forbidden passion is a "lively and surprising read" from a New York Timesābestselling author (Publishers Weekly).
Marry the local vicarāa stodgy man with six impossible children. Never! Deborah Percival is determined to discover passion in a man's arms, not duty in a dull marriage. And when she becomes stranded at a countryside inn, tantalizing Anthony Aldercy, the Earl of Burnell, offers her the chance to fulfill her dreams. Deborah knows she should say noābut how can she resist?
The earl is determined to repair his reputationāand a marriage to a demure high-born lady of the ton will do thisābut he cannot deny Deborah's charms. Her lush curves tease his senses, while her delicious honesty touches his heart. But when she disappears, he's desperate, so he searches all of London to find her, refusing to rest until he brings her into his lifeāand his armsāagain.
Perhaps Deborah is not the only one being tempted . . .
"I love Cathy Maxwell." āJulia Quinn, author of the Bridgerton series