by Mary Balogh
Part of The Survivors' Club, book 4
First published 2014
Flavian, Viscount Ponsonby, returns from the Napoleonic Wars scarred and changed. His former fiancée abandoned him, but now she wants him back. Everyone expects their reunion except Flavian himself. In desperation, he turns to Agnes Keeping, a practical woman who has sworn off love entirely. Agnes finds herself swept away by the charming viscount and accepts his sudden marriage proposal. She believes their connection is real until she learns the truth. Flavian only proposed to spite his former love. Humiliated and heartbroken, Agnes plans to leave him. But Flavian realizes he has fallen deeply in love with his unexpected bride. He must convince Agnes that what began as revenge has become something genuine. Both must overcome their fears and past wounds to build a marriage based on true affection rather than convenience.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, 20th-century, adult, adult-fiction, 19th-century
Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance
Period: Napoleonic Wars
351 pages · Paperback · Piatkus Books