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He broke her heart once. She cannot allow him to do so again… Beth Dalton has made a lovely life for herself, and found fulfillment and a fortune creating holiday cards that charm Victorian high society. Now, she’s ready for an adventure. So, when she’s invited to spend the social season in London, she agrees. But she never thought the gentleman courting her cousin would be her brother’s best friend—the man who once shattered her heart... Henry Ramsgate isn’t an idealist anymore. His father’s deathbed confession took care of that. Now, he’s ruthlessly determined to secure his career and future success—even if it means trading his hand in marriage for a promotion. All was going according to plan, too, until he encountered his first love. The woman he once hoped to marry… He thinks love is a luxury he can’t afford. She thought she’d never love again. Can Beth and Henry overcome their past and Henry’s dark secret? Or will their second chance at happily ever after end as painfully as their first? CW: Death of a parent
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A lovely second chance romance. Henry ghosts Beth immediately after proposing. He's called back home to his dying father who tells him a Terrible Secret that has him upending his life and turning his back on his friends. Beth, understandably devastated, is shocked to find him pursuing her cousin years later.
But their gravitational pull is too great. They can't get away from each other.
This is an emotional story and it's an absolutely lovely read.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.