Harmony's mother and father both have passed away leaving her in the care of her jealous and spiteful older sister, Agatha. Harmony is to remain in Agatha's care until she marries or turns 21 and then she will be allowed her inheritance. On Agatha and Harmony's way home a single bandit on horseback stops their carriage by gunfire. He takes Harmony's sapphire ring. Agatha is shaken, but Harmony is wishful.
Anthony spotted Harmony and her fiery red hair the moment she arrived. He knew he had to get to know her. Anthony is leading a double life. He comes to Agatha's house claiming to be a lord and to return a sapphire ring in which he found lying beside the road. Only he and Harmony know he was the one who held their carriage up by gunpoint.
After a short courtship Harmony is able to trust Anthony, but she still feels he is hiding something from her. Even with her reservations she agrees to marry him because she loves him and doesn't care what he does.
Could Anthony be a lord? Was he a bandit? Or was Anthony something else entirely...
Written with tight prose, deviant behavior, secrets, passion and mystery this author takes us on the ultimate emotional ride. Harmony is a beautiful character. She's strong and she knows what she wants. She doesn't want to be stuck with her sister, her spiteful, mean sister. When Agatha isn't happy with Harmony she locks her in her bedroom. Harmony goes outside on her first night home and her sister locks her outside saying she can sleep in the barn. When she's kidnapped Agatha believes her to be nothing more than a common whore. Things get worse when Agatha informs her that she will never see a dime of her inheritance. Harmony fights back. She isn't willing to accept her sister's behavior.
Anthony is a sexy, alpha hero. He loves Harmony with everything he has and is willing to do anything for her. Even court her so that she may be properly shown into society to find a suitor to marry. Even while he is longing she will want to be with him. He loves her so much he will do anything and everything it takes to make her happy. But Harmony knows there are things about him she doesn't know. He is too vague on the whereabouts of his house and his family.
Helen A. Rosburg takes on to emotional heights some authors only dream of taking their readers. She fills her story with so many twists and turns that the reader won't be expecting. I love having "ah-ha" moments and I had one while reading this book and I believe every reader will have that same moment, when you do you'll understand the title of the book. This is a book for every historical romance fan. And if you don't read historicals I highly recommend you start with this book. Trust me you won't be sorry.
Written with humor as well as suspense, this love story depicts a young woman in captivity who yearns for her duplicitous lover. After the death of her affluent parents, Harmony Simmons loses everythingβincluding her freedom. Forced to move to England and live with her domineering andΒ jealous older sister Agatha, Harmonyβs existence becomes restricted to the prim atmosphere of an English parlor, a stifling environment compared to the expansive American West of her former, privileged life. With her spirit crushed by her confinement,Β she meets Anthony Allenβa rogue who immediately falls for Harmony. He falsifies his inheritance and introduces himself as the suave aristocrat Lord Farmington. As they begin their romance, Harmony slowly recognizes the ruse behind his persona and starts to question whether her mysterious lover is a cavalier bandit or an honorable hero. Yet, his secret does nothing but ignite her passion for him as she strives to uncover his past.
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