Part of The Earl's Sisters, book 2
First published 2025
At sixteen, Lady Sophia Rowlandson heard a gentleman at a country ball call her a lackwit. The cruel words crushed her until Mr. Felix Harewood stepped forward to defend her honor. His gallant intervention saved her dignity that night, and she never forgot his kindness. Years later, Felix returns from the Peninsula Wars bearing the scars of battle. He carries no fortune or title, only the weight of combat and nightmares that follow him into daylight. Lady Sophia remains warm and kind to him, but Felix believes she stands far above his reach. He dares not hope that she might care for him as more than a memory. Society watches their every interaction, and other suitors circle Lady Sophia with their own intentions. Felix faces an impossible choice. He can retreat into the shadows where his past belongs, or he can fight for the one woman who has always seen past his humble station to the man beneath.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, adult-fiction, historical-romance, british-literature, 19th-century
Vibes: emotional, hopeful, intimate, poignant, romantic, tender
Tropes: class-divide, pining, second-chance-romance, slow-burn
Setting: Peninsula Wars, country ball
Period: 19th century, Regency era
268 pages · Paperback · Millefeuille Press
Content warnings: mental-illness, war