**A warm and witty Regency romance from Fenella J. Miller. The perfect respite for readers who love Gill Hornby, Janice Hadlow, Jane Austen and the glamour of Bridgerton. ** When Annabel Sinclair is taken under the protection of the Earl of Avon, she finally believes she has escaped her past.

Determined to embrace her new life, Annabel is immediately captivated by Major Ralph Jackson, a battle-scarred soldier who was betrayed by the woman loved after he lost an arm in Spain.

Ralph has learned to guard his heart. But Annabel's irrepressible warmth soon threaten all his carefully laid defences.

However, as their friendship deepens into something neither expected, the scandal Annabel thought she'd left behind begins to surface. Her new fortune has made her a tempting prize, and there are those who seek to regain control of her. With danger drawing ever closer, Ralph will do anything to keep Annabel safe – even if it means risking everything for the woman he has come to love.

Can Annabel finally break free from the shadows of her past, or will scandal and betrayal destroy her chance of a future with Ralph?

Praise for Fenella J. Miller:**

‘Fenella Miller brings alive a variety of emotions and weaves in facts relating to the era, all of which keep me reading into the small hours.’ Glynis Peters

‘Curl up in a chair with Fenella J. Miller’s characters and lose yourself in another time and another place.’ Lizzie Lane

‘Engaging characters and setting which whisks you back.’ Jean Fullerton