“Captain Wentworth had finally found his voice–and it’s a strong one–in Susan Kaye’s warmly convincing portrayal!” ~ Pamela Aidan, author of Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman

How could he have failed to know himself so completely?

Captain Frederick Wentworth, lately returned to England from a distinguished naval career fighting Napoleon, had re-visited the scene of his romantic defeat of eight years previous at the hands of Miss Anne Elliot to find his former love a pale, worn shadow of herself. Attracted by the lively young ladies in the area who regarded him as a hero, he had ignored Anne and entangled himself with Louisa Musgrove, a headstrong young woman who seemed all that Anne was not.

Now, because of his careless behaviour and Louisa’s heedlessness, his future appeared tied to her just at the moment when it had become painfully clear that Anne was still everything he truly wanted. In honour, he belonged to Louisa, but his heart was full of Anne. What was he to do?

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