by Lisa Kleypas
Part of The Ravenels, book 5
First published 2019
Phoebe, Lady Clare, arrives at a family wedding carrying years of resentment. West Ravenel made her late husband miserable during their boarding school days, and she has never forgotten his cruelty. When a charming stranger approaches her at the reception, electric attraction courses between them. Then he reveals his identity: West Ravenel himself. West carries the weight of his past actions without seeking forgiveness. Meeting Phoebe ignites a desire he believes impossible to fulfill, convinced that an aristocratic widow would never accept a man like him. He underestimates her entirely. Phoebe inherited more than her title from her unconventional parents. Her mother once scandalized society by eloping with Sebastian, Lord St. Vincent, the notorious rake of his generation. That rebellious spirit lives in Phoebe, and West's presence awakens desires she never knew existed. She decides to pursue the man who has shown her a world of unexpected pleasure, determined to claim what she wants despite their complicated history.
Genres: historical-fiction, 20th-century, adult, adult-fiction, historical-romance, 19th-century
Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance
Period: 19th-Century
387 pages · Kindle Edition · Avon