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The fourth in the five-book "American Heiresses" series
Would she heal his heart...
Despite her sisters' nuptial successes, Clara
Carrington is decidedly not interested in a husband—her charitable work is far more
fulfilling than marriage would be. Or so she believes, until her
sister Lily sends her an ailing man, recently discharged from the
British Army. Captain Stone Hawke—brooding, melancholy, and ruggedly
appealing—may be the exact opposite of the New York gentlemen who
court Clara, but he's also the only man who has ever made her heart
beat faster...
...Or win his love?
With no place else to go, Stone reluctantly
accepts the shelter of the Carrington home—although he doesn't believe a Manhattan
socialite like Clara can understand what he survived, and lost, in
India. But his stubborn intentions are no match for Clara's sunny
optimism—or the temptation to counter her spirited
attempts to draw him out of his shell with a few well-timed kisses.
Suddenly, the passion that flares between them engages Stone in a
new kind of battle—and love is a victory he longs to claim.
A
timely, passionate read...
"Cozzens satisfyingly handles a high-risk
romantic theme—that of an emotionally shattered hero rescued from
the depths of despair by the unshakeable loyalty and love of a good
woman.
"This romance could easily be dedicated to
the troops in Iraq and might stir the emotions of anyone with a
loved one in harm's way. In addition, the era of profit-centered,
even corrupt, corporations and excessive social concern with class
distinction echoes the present day."—Romantic Times Book Club
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