Nine years ago at Christmas, she gave up everything to save his life. Now a single glance across a London ballroom could ignite the passion that nearly destroyed them both.FEBRUARY 1816: Fabien, Comte de Mont Clair, cuts a commanding figure through London society-until his gaze falls on a woman in the shadows. Not just any woman, but the one he would have given his soul for.Hannah, Lady Maxwell, has learned to survive as a chaperone to society's spoiled daughters, far from the brutal marriage that nearly broke her.Widowed and forgotten, she tells herself she's moved beyond the past-until she sees him across the ballroom. The man she once sacrificed everything for. The man who never knew the true cost of her choice.Has their love survived war and years of separation, or will they pass each other by as strangers?A sweet, heartwarming Regency romance perfect for the Christmas season Mystery, history, romance and ghosts… Award winning Australian author, Alison Stuart learned her passion for history from her father. She has been writing stories since her teenage years but it was not until 2007 that her first full length novel was published. Alison has now published eight full length historical romances and a collection of her short stories. Her soldier heroes may come from her varied career as a lawyer in the military and fire services. These days when she is not writing she is travelling and routinely drags her long suffering husband around battlefields and castles. Connect with Alison at her website, Facebook, Twitter and Goodreads or subscribe to her newsletter for exclusive free reads, contests and more…
