ASIN: B06XFFSWMB
Publisher: Lume Books (March 5, 2017)
Pages: 211
1811, England Seventeen-year-old Lucinda Beckford is going to her very first ball, the Midwinter Ball, hosted by local lawyer Ambrose Leitch. There she meets his clerk, Reuben Turner, and before the evening is out, it is obvious to everyone at the ball that the two will be married. They wish to wed, but Lucinda’s father Josiah says she is too young. Reuben is packed off to London to work for six months, with the promise that if the young lovers still feel the same way when he returns, Josiah will give his blessing. But when Reuben tragically dies, heartbroken Lucinda vows she will never marry. Adam Lennox has also had his heart broken. Ever since Adam’s parents died and he went to live with his Uncle William and his children – Giles and Georgiana – Giles has taken delight in ruining Adam’s life. While training as a physician, Giles wed Adam’s sweetheart, Amelia. But the marriage was ...
