Courageous Heart
2009 GOTCHA! finalist
2008 Linda Howard Award of Excellence finalist

The end of the Crimean War brings Victoria Thorne home to face sleepless nights and a society that isn’t ready for a lady with the education and experience of a physician. When she’s asked to nurse an ailing Crimean veteran she’s relieved to have purpose again. She proves herself able to deal confidently with medical challenges and stand firm against disapproval, but she’s dismayed when she develops an attraction for her patient’s brother. The Earl of Havenwood is engaged to marry a darling of society.

Robb Merrick, Earl of Havenwood, didn’t expect to find love twice in his life, so he proposed to the most admired unmarried woman in England. When Victoria Thorne captures his heart she opens his eyes to the life he might have had and the kind of man he wants to be.  He has courage enough to face down his past and protect those who depend on him, but he’s not sure he has will enough to deny his heart. Even when it’s the right thing to do.

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Victorious Heart

One of the first recipients of the Victoria Cross, David Scott has endured the horror of battle and life-altering injury to persevere and craft a meaningful life. Though he’s achieved independence, he no longer expects to attain the full life he once considered a future certainty. His course never falters until he tangles with a notorious duchess who makes him want to believe anything is possible.

Charlotte Haliday, Duchess of Lonsdale, has survived the scandal of betrayal and murder.  She’s convinced she’ll never trust again, but David Scott is a man who touches her in ways she never thought possible. Just when she dares to dream again she finds herself the object of another attack. Only this time the threat is to her life.