"What she had once adored was nothing more than a thin veneer, cracked and peeling away." She knows she needs to end the engagement, but her father's mind is in the clouds, and her much older half-sisters are miles away in London (the Weatherby estate is in Northumbria). The girl: Lady Meleri Weatherby has been engaged since childhood to the son of her aging father's good friend, but she now sees the light and realizes Lord Phillip is a cruel, cruel man. This review will discuss those in greater detail than I would normally do, so I am erring on the side of caution and marking portions of this review as containing spoilers. The storylines in this book take some erratic twists, with some plot points being dropped without conclusion. The girl: Lady Meleri Weatherby has been engaged since childhood to the son of her aging father's good friend, but she now sees the light and realizes Lord Phi Booklikes review reposted here at GR per Sandi's request :)
But neither has bargained on a heartless man who will go to any lengths to seek revenge, the tenacity of a stubborn ghost and the most powerful force of all: love.moreīooklikes review reposted here at GR per Sandi's request :) The storylines in this book take some erratic twists, with some plot points being dropped without conclusion. Meleri will be safe from her vengeful fiancé in Beloyn Castle with the Douglas clan, and Robert will be able to keep all he holds dear. It seems an impossible situation, until destiny puts him in the path of a strong-minded English lass with a will to survive that equals his own. Robert Douglas has been dealt an equally dark hand by fate: the proud Scot must take an English bride or lose his ancestral home and noble name. In a bold move, she breaks off her betrothal to Lord Philip and flees her home in Northumberland, vowing to marry the first man she meets, never considering the consequences of such a show of independence. Lady Meleri Weatherby is desperate to escape the unthinkable: marriage to a man she does not love, a man she knows to be unspeakably cruel.
In this unforgettable romance, a marriage that starts off to defy fate, just might end in love… In a bold move, she breaks off Set against the dramatic backdrop of 1785 Scotland, Elaine Coffman delivers her most breathtaking novel ever. In this unforgettable romance, a marriage that starts off to defy fate, just might end in love… Lady Meleri Weatherby is desperate to escape the unthinkable: marriage to a man she does not love, a man she knows to be unspeakably cruel. Set against the dramatic backdrop of 1785 Scotland, Elaine Coffman delivers her most breathtaking novel ever.