Publisher Description
Widow Theodosia Cecil needs a husband to help protect her son. The former flower seller turned estate owner posts an ad in the newspaper, and no one is more surprised than she when her first love, the man she thought dead, reappears.
Ewan Fitzwilliam has been at war for six years. Now, the second son of a powerful earl is back but his beloved Theo needs a husband and will not consider him. She believes Ewan left her—in desperate straits—so she denies the feelings she still harbors for the handsome, scarred soldier. Theo and playwright Ewan must overcome bitter lies and vengeful actions that ruined their youthful affair. Theo must reveal her deepest secret in order to reclaim the love that has long been denied.
Contains mature themes.
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About Vanessa Riley
Vanessa Riley writes historical fiction of dazzling multi-culture communities with powerful persons of color. Her regency romance books include the Advertisements for Love series, the Heart of a Hero series, and A Bittersweet Moment, among others. She earned BS and MS degrees and holds a doctorate in mechanical engineering and a master’s in industrial engineering and engineering management from Stanford University.