First published 2015
Lacey Ashton watches Gabriel Kendrick from the shadows, knowing he now hates her as fiercely as he once loved her. Five years ago, pregnant and unmarried, Lacey named another man as her child's father rather than Gabriel. The lie shattered his heart and drove him to swear off passionate love forever. After Lacey bore a stillborn child and was sent away, Gabriel married her cousin Clara, a Scottish widow, and became stepfather to Clara's young daughter Bridget. Now Clara has died, and Lacey has returned with a bold plan. She wants to help raise Bridget, convinced that a loving relative would serve the child better than Gabriel's stern, melancholy guardianship. But Gabriel stands as the greatest obstacle among all the ghosts from her past that she must confront. Their shared history of love, betrayal, and loss creates a battlefield where Bridget's future hangs in the balance.
Genres: romance, literary-fiction, historical-fiction, family-drama
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, intimate
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance
Period: 19th-century
270 pages · Paperback · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform