When Emmeline encounters Jeremy Vance again after a decade—the same charming scoundrel who broke her heart during her disastrous London season—she's determined not to fall for his games a second time. Now a practical woman facing financial hardship, Emmeline has learned hard lessons about wanting what she can't have, especially from a man whose reputation is decidedly tarnished. But Jeremy's surprising proposal forces her to reckon with whether people can truly change... and whether her heart ever really moved on. This is a second-chance romance that cleverly subverts the naïve heroine trope, giving us a heroine who knows exactly what she's risking and chooses it anyway.

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Tender yet conflicted—longing wrapped in restraint. Think lush strings, intimate vocals, and wistful indie folk. Historical romance with second chances and rekindled chemistry. Steamy but emotionally cautious. Artists like Hozier, Florence + The Machine, and Bon Iver.

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