by Mary Balogh
Part of The Survivors' Club, book 3
First published 2014
Sir Benedict Harper carries wounds from the Napoleonic Wars that refuse to heal. His body survived the battles, but his spirit remains broken. Samantha McKay knows her own kind of suffering. Her husband's slow death left her vulnerable to his cruel family, who control every aspect of her life. When Samantha inherits a house in distant Wales, she sees her chance to break free. Ben offers to escort her on the dangerous journey, though he questions what a damaged man can offer any woman. Samantha wants this honorable soldier, but she has already given her heart once and lost everything. As they travel toward Wales, both must decide whether to risk love again. Ben fears his wounds make him unworthy of happiness. Samantha wonders if she can trust another man with her future. Their journey becomes more than an escape from the past. It becomes a path toward healing that neither expected to find.
Genres: fiction, romance, historical, 20th-century, adult, 19th-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance-romance
Setting: Wales
Period: Napoleonic Wars
352 pages · Paperback · Piatkus
Content warnings: mental-illness