by Mary Balogh
Part of The Survivors' Club, book 1.5
First published 2013
Philippa Dean faces a dilemma at Viscount Darleigh's house party. Her parents have chosen the perfect husband for her. The viscount possesses everything they desire: a title, good looks, respectability, and quiet strength that his blindness only enhances. Philippa cannot bring herself to love him. Her heart belongs to another man entirely. Two years ago, Julian Crabbe was a reckless young man who earned the scorn of Philippa's parents when he fell in love with their daughter. Now he has transformed himself into a respectable suitor. He refuses to let Philippa slip away into an arranged marriage. Julian crashes the viscount's house party with one goal: win back the woman he loves. Philippa finds herself caught between duty and desire as Julian works to prove his worth. Her parents expect her to accept the viscount's suit. Julian demands she follow her heart instead. The house party becomes a battlefield where two men compete for one woman's hand. Philippa must choose between the safe path her family has laid out and the passionate love that refuses to die.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, 20th-century, adult-fiction, historical-romance, 19th-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance-romance
Period: 19th-century, 20th-century
50 pages · ebook · Dell