by Mary Balogh
Part of The Survivors' Club, book 6
First published 2015
Imogen, Lady Barclay, has hidden herself away at Hardford Hall in Cornwall since watching her husband die in the Napoleonic Wars. The estate's new owner has never claimed his inheritance, and she prays he never will. Her fragile peace depends on his absence. Then Percival Hayes, Earl of Hardford, arrives on an impulse visit to his Cornwall property. He expects to find ruins. Instead he discovers a beautifully maintained estate and the stunning widow of his predecessor's son living there. Percy feels drawn to Imogen in ways that surprise him. She stirs a passion he never knew he possessed. But Imogen remains trapped in her grief and trauma. Percy must find a way to pull her from her misery and bring her soul back to life. The question becomes whether he can succeed, and what saving her might cost him in return.
Genres: romance, historical, historical-fiction, 20th-century, adult, adult-fiction, historical-romance, 19th-century
Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance
Setting: Cornwall, Hardford Hall
Period: Napoleonic Wars
402 pages · Kindle Edition · Piatkus