Lady Annabel McBride does not know what possesses her to
welcome her first kiss from Simon Blackwell, a man she
barely knows. She only knows something draws her to this
rude and disagreeable man. When they're caught kissing in
the garden by her rival, Anne's reputation is in tatters.
Anne's brother comes to her rescue and secures a proposal
from a reluctant Simon. They marry in haste and return to
Simon's home on the moors of Yorkshire.
Simon Blackwell did not intend to marry again. The tragic
death of his wife and two sons five years ago continues to
haunt him. He's never felt desire since their death, until
Annabel. She causes a madness that envelops him as he
unwisely kisses her. His answer is a chaste marriage-of-
convenience. Simon's heart cannot take loving and losing
again. Coldness and ignoring his new wife will guard his
heart.
Anne's nature does not lend itself to being passive. Having
two older brothers, Anne knows how to react to bullies.
Simon presents a challenge she will not back down from,
especially when she sees the bleakness in Simon's eyes. She
pushes and prods until he responds.
Ms. James pens a powerful and emotional story of a man
haunted by his family's deaths. Simon's moving journal
entries at the beginning of each chapter set the mood and
reveal the despair that settles around him. Watching Anne
break through his anguish and fight for his love will tug
at readers' hearts.
Simon Blackwell carries his terrible past the way he
carries his scars: with deep intensity, wrapped in raw
pain, and with fiercely guarded secrecy. His world may be
dark, but he has at least figured out a way to get through
it all. Loss has a way of changing a man.
It seemed Lady Annabel McBride was forever landing herself
in trouble. As a child, outspoken and impetuous, she was
the girl who feared nothing or no one. As a woman, she's
certain she has tamed such reckless ways forever. But then
one mistake—and an irresistible fascination—and she is
plunged headlong into marriage with a mysterious man she
scarcely knows. And for the first time in her life, Annabel
is afraid of her venture into the unknown. Because love has
a way of changing everything.
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