A Rejectedbride Reclaimed
Lady Gwendolyn Gilbert, a vision of innocence and devotion, stitches her beloved's initials into silk, dreaming of his return to their idyllic Somerset estate. Her heart belongs entirely to Jackson....
Lady Gwendolyn Gilbert, a vision of innocence and devotion, stitches her beloved's initials into silk, dreaming of his return to their idyllic Somerset estate. Her heart belongs entirely to Jackson Pendelton, the Earl of Crestwood, a man whose fierce protection once promised a lifetime of shared smiles. But the arrival of a sweat-lathered horse and a crumpled dispatch from London shatters her pastoral fantasy. Her brother, Thomas, delivers news that rips through her world like a storm: Jackson has pledged himself to another, sacrificing their love for a political alliance. The blood blooming on her embroidered silk is a grim omen, as Gwendolyn's innocent world collapses, leaving her to face a treacherous future where love is a casualty of power. Can she reclaim her destiny, or is her heart forever lost to the machinations of the capital?