by Andrea Kane
First published 2013
Anastasia Colby crosses the Atlantic from America to England, ready to claim her birthright at Medford Manor as the granddaughter of a viscount. She finds betrayal waiting instead of welcome. Someone wants to destroy everything that matters to her. She turns to Damen Lockewood, the Marquess of Sheldrake, the one man she believes she can trust. He makes her a proposal she cannot turn down, and desire flares between them. Violence and lies close in around Anastasia as she fights to protect her family bonds and newfound love. Her cousin Breanna Colby faces her own dangers. Violence from the past drove Breanna into hiding, and even with one enemy imprisoned, another threat hunts her. She decides to unmask this killer herself. Royce Chadwick follows his own rules: complete the mission without emotional attachment. Breanna breaks through his defenses and awakens feelings that run deeper than his protective instincts. Their attraction burns into consuming passion as he abandons his principles. An assassin pursues both Breanna and Anastasia, determined to kill them both. Royce stakes everything on stopping this killer.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, 20th-century, adventure, mystery, 19th-century
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: America, England, Medford Manor
Period: 19th-Century, 20th-Century
924 pages · Kindle Edition · Open Road Media Romance