A gentle clergyman. A broken prostitute. A blossoming love that will endanger both their lives… Forced into depravity by her tyrannous guardian after her parents’ death, Ruby’s life is one of vile deeds and violence. Unable to remember much of life outside the brothel’s walls, years of despair and abuse have crushed all hope of ever breaking free from her captor’s iron grip. Until an unlikely encounter with Henry, a gentle country clergyman, sets an escape in motion that will change both their lives. But when Ruby’s worst fears are realized, the uncommon pair will face more devastation than either thought possible. As the dawning of a new life of peace and love is ripped from her grasp, Ruby discovers that true freedom has a high cost…

She’s used to being alone... ...he can’t get away from his guilty conscience. Will an arranged marriage help them heal, or force them to confront a long-hidden truth and new depths of despair? Five years ago, Beryl Haywood was crippled in an accident that claimed two lives. Since then, reading and painting have been the only companions to her long, lonely days. Could an arranged marriage be a blessing in disguise? Or will it drive her to more anguish than she’s ever known? Frederick Sinclair is struggling to adapt to normality after returning from the French battlefields. A hefty weight of guilt and regret weighs on him, taunting him that he’ll never be free from it. Will his unexpected marriage be a pleasant distraction? Or will it confirm his deepest fears and crush him even more? As the newlyweds begin to wonder if love might lie ahead, a startling discovery shakes them each to the core, threatening to snatch away the future they’d begun to hope they might share... • Can be read as a standalone novel • Clean and sweet Christian historical romance set in Regency England You'll love this compelling Christian historical romance from an award-winning author, with its uplifting theme of forgiveness and redemption, and its captivating twists and turns that will keep you turning the pages.