Dear Mr. Clemens,
Since you have seen fit to publish such unkind gossip about my mistress, I would like to take the opportunity to set the record straight. I thank Mr. Toby of the post office for helping me with my letters and finding the right words to speak my mind.
It is no secret that when Miss Jillian Kinsey became the wife of Mr. Lewis Bradford, her background did not match his. He is a baron’s son and she a groundskeeper’s daughter. She is, however, the closest friend of our own Viscountess Munro, a loyal companion since childhood. And if the viscountess considers her worthy company, why should others say different?
And yet, she has been denounced and slandered from the very beginning. Baroness Bradford tried to stop the wedding and made life so uncomfortable for my mistress during their season in London that my poor lady went back to Ermenborough to visit her family—good, honest folk who would make her feel welcome once more.
There the viscountess’s father wrote a wicked correspondence accusing her of faithlessness, just because she renewed her friendship with the neighbor’s land steward. And Baron Bradford relayed these evil words to his son, her husband.
These uppity folk who speak ill of my mistress are not so lily-white themselves. Have we forgotten what sort of debauched places the Bradfords’ elder son used to visit? And does anyone recall how the viscountess’s father all but sold her off to her husband? These people do not see the good in my mistress because there is little good in them. But I shall remind the world of her kind heart and the deep love she carries for my master.
Proud to know her,
A loyal maid
Jillian’s Wild Heart
When worlds collide, can love survive?
Lewis Bradford is the spare to the heir. Every aspect of his life has been a reminder that he is second best. Fortunately, being largely ignored by his baron father has given him a measure of freedom in choosing his wife. And who better to lift him from his bitter sense of neglect than a wild, golden-haired nymph who adores him?
Jillian Kinsey may be only a groundskeeper’s daughter, but she also happens to be best friends since childhood with Munro’s new viscountess. Protected by powerful friends, Jillian is able to always be her vivacious, rule-breaking self without fear of rejection. When Mr. Bradford begins to show an interest in her, she does not question whether or not such a match is realistic. She only knows he wants the same thing she does: a life of self-determination.
Ready to disregard all the pretentions of the ton and throw off the shackles of societal expectations, Lewis and Jillian seem destined to be the heroes of their own fairy tale. Until family tragedy strikes, and everything they have taken for granted is turned on its head.
Will they abandon the dreams they shared or can they weather the storm? Only time will tell.
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Jillian’s Wild Heart is Book 4 in the 5-book “Ladies of Munro” series of connected standalones.
Ladies of Munro
1) Sophia’s Letter
2) Ellena’s Secret
3) Verity’s Choice
4) Jillian’s Wild Heart
5) Irene’s Fall
Note: This series is part of Dragonblade’s Sweet Dreams line, so this is a sweet, wholesome Historical Romance where passion beyond the bedroom door is left to the reader’s imagination.
Tropes you’ll love:
- Different Worlds
- Fish Out of Water
- You’ve Changed
- Emotional Scars
- Opposites Attract
- Unexpected Heir
- Lively Heroine
- Sensible Hero
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Elizabeth Donne writes award-winning sweet Regency romance, a natural outpouring of a lifelong love affair with English literature.
She has spent most of her life in Cape Town, South Africa. In 2015, Elizabeth moved to Iowa with her husband, their two children, two cats, and their African bush dog.
When she’s not writing, or discovering the secret wonders of the Midwest, she is enthusiastically introducing her visitors to the joys of drinking rooibos tea. With a biscuit, of course.
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