A slow burn historical romance. A story of duty, inheritance, love and coming of age.

Darker, edgier, and more emotionally intense than The Earl’s Daughter, this story takes the reader from New Year’s Eve 1892 to Christmas Eve 1898.

Seventeen-year-old Richard ‘Dickie’ Aucourte is now the 16th Earl of Bryer. He’s grieving his father’s death. He is unready for everything in his new life, and about to make things very much worse as he flees a crisis at home, making an unplanned detour into London’s East End.
 

• Doomed infatuation

• A rescued child

• An arranged marriage

Perfect for fans of Downton Abbey who loved The Earl’s Daughter and are ready for something with a harder emotional edge.

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