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Roderick’s Widow is now out in the world! Book 3 in the London Libertines series, it features Alice, a secondary character from Hawthorne’s Wife. I never intended to write Alice’s story but after what happened to her in Hawthorne’s Wife I felt Alice deserved her happy ending. As usual, the path to true love is very bumpy for my heroine, but where I didn’t like Alice much when I wrote Hawthorne’s Wife, I now think she’s the strongest of all the heroines in the series.
Roderick’s Widow is available now from Amazon and is FREE on Kindle Unlimited:
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When trust is betrayed, forgiveness is the only redemption.
Seven years ago Alice de Grecy’s father bullied her into breaking her engagement to businessman Ross Trelawney, an act which left her heartbroken. Now recovering from an abusive marriage to a duke who died in violent circumstances, she finds herself an object of gossip among the ton. Terrified at the notion of remarriage, she spends her time volunteering at a shelter for abused women. When she meets Ross again, their bitter encounter is a reminder of what she has lost.
After Alice rejected him, Ross vowed to marry for convenience, not love. Now widowed with a young daughter, a chance meeting with Alice reignites old passions, but the last thing he needs in his life is the woman he’s spent seven years trying to forget.
When Alice’s ambitious father arranges her marriage to a viscount twice her age, Alice and Ross seem destined to be apart. Ross must conquer his demons if he does not wish to lose Alice forever, and Alice must learn to trust again if she is to find happiness.
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Reviews for Roderick’s Widow
“Stunning, tearjerker of a story that’s definitely going to have your emotions running riot“
Maggie, Goodreads
“This is a book everyone should read….. I recommend it as creative and different as well as timely and direct.“
Anne, Goodreads
“…..a great read, with well-written characters and a story that will sink its hook into the reader.“
InD’tale magazine ~ Crowned Heart review