Yet under his battle wounds and haunted eyes Charlotte sees glimpses of the charming boy who long ago claimed her foolish heart. The other pulls her back to her past, and to a man she has tried, and failed, to forget.Įdward Neville-Ashford, her former employer and the brother of Charlotte’s dearest friend, is now the new Earl of Cumberland-and a shadow of the man he once was. One, from a radical young newspaper editor, offers her a chance to speak out for those who cannot. Just as Charlotte begins to settle into her new circumstances, two messages arrive that will change her life. Moving to busy Liverpool, she throws herself into her work with those most in need, only tearing herself away for the lively dinners she enjoys with the women at her boarding house. The daughter of a vicar, she has always been determined to dedicate her life to helping others. In a world divided by class and filled with uncertainty and death, can their hope for love survive.After four years as a military nurse, Charlotte Brown is ready to leave behind the devastation of the Great War. Fearful for her life, he's determined to keep her safe, even if it means breaking her heart.
Lilly is the most beautiful-and forbidden-woman Robbie has ever known. She doesn't care that Robbie grew up in poverty-she yearns for their friendly affection to become something more.
The handsome Scottish surgeon has always encouraged Lilly's dreams. Assigned to a field hospital in France, Lilly is reunited with Robert Fraser, her dear brother Edward’s best friend. Defying her parents, she moves to London and eventually becomes an ambulance driver in the newly formed Women's Army Auxiliary Corps-an exciting and treacherous job that takes her close to the Western Front.
When war breaks out, the spirited young woman seizes her chance for independence. But in 1914, the stifling restrictions of aristocratic British society and her mother’s rigid expectations forbid Lilly from following her heart. Lady Elizabeth Neville-Ashford wants to travel the world, pursue a career, and marry for love. In the dark and dangerous days of World War I, a daring young woman will risk her life to find her destiny.
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