As always, I write about all the places I know and love in Ireland. I also write about real historical events, inserting my characters into times of real historical crisis if possible. Napoleon always saw Ireland as the back door to England, and only the incredibly efficient Royal Navy helped prevent these two island nations from being successfully invaded during the 25 or so years that England was at war with France.
In my next Rakehell novel, Guardian of the Heart, we will be meeting Dr. Blake Sanderson, last heard from in The Matchless Miss. He is finally being demobilized after the war, and returning home with a shadowy Rakehell whom we will see more of later in the series.
Blake is looking forward to returning to his medical practice in London, and a quiet life. Then his world is turned upside down on the road one cold, snowy December night...
The Rakehell Regency Romance Series
Book 6
GUARDIAN OF THE HEART
Sorcha MacMurrough
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SYNOPSIS
REVIEWS
COPYRIGHT
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
CAST OF CHARACTERS
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 6
CHAPTER 7
CHAPTER 8
CHAPTER 9
CHAPTER 10
CHAPTER 11
CHAPTER 12
CHAPTER 13
CHAPTER 14
CHAPTER 15
CHAPTER 16
CHAPTER 17
CHAPTER 18
CHAPTER 19
CHAPTER 20
CHAPTER 21
CHAPTER 22
CHAPTER 23
CHAPTER 24
CHAPTER 25
CHAPTER 26
CHAPTER 27
CHAPTER 28
CHAPTER 29
CHAPTER 30
CHAPTER 31
CHAPTER 32
CHAPTER 33
CHAPTER 34
CHAPTER 35
CHAPTER 36
CHAPTER 37
CHAPTER 38
CHAPTER 39
CHAPTER 40
CHAPTER 41
CHAPTER 42
AFTERWORD
ALL TITLES BY AUTHOR
SYNOPSIS
December 21, 1814
The South of England
The ultimate temptation!
Dr. Blake Sanderson, married to his career and determined to alleviate the plight of the poor, never imagines he will wed or have a family until his friend Peter asks him to become the guardian of his step-sister Arabella.
Blake recalls her as a small child. The lovely raven-haired eighteen-year old he is presented with turns his entire life upside down.
For as all of the most eligible bachelors in London and Somerset pursue Arabella, Blake realizes that he has fallen in love with the one woman society and convention forbid him to have.
Arabella meets handsome Dr. Sanderson at the site of a tragic accident. He is the only man she has ever been interested in. He's a gentleman after her own heart, dedicated to the poor, and passionate under his rigidly controlled exterior.
When she discovers Blake is to be her guardian, she is devastated. As her friends parade beau after beau in front of her, Arabella becomes certain Blake is the only man she can ever respect, esteem and desire enough to marry.
But how can she convince Blake of this before their enemies move in to tear them apart forever?
REVIEWS
This remarkably talented author has surpassed herself. Her heroes and heroines are endlessly fascinating, with such realism that we really feel all the ups and downs of their falling in love as if they are close friends.
Blake is a noble hero, and Arabella a strong woman, warm and loving, but with a resilient streak which is tested to the limit as her suddenly peaceful world erupts into a nightmarish hell from which she and her beloved must fight to free themselves from through the depth of their love. Adventure, passion, suspense, mystery, and the most erotic love scenes, all combine in this unforgettable romance.
-Evelyn Trimborn
Absolutely superb. The author has created the most amazing couple, and their love lights up the pages of this excellent Regency romance. The lurid Gothic elements are spine-chilling, and their passion toe-curling. And of course, their Rakehell friends lend a hand to help along the course of true love. If ever a couple deserved their happily ever after, it's Blake and Arabella. I hung on every word as I read. This is one novel you will not be able to put down.
-Annabelle Stevens
GUARDIAN OF THE HEART
A Rakehell Regency Romance Novel
Sorcha MacMurrough
HerStory Books
Copyright the author 2004
Second edition with all new material, 2008
Third Edition, 2011
Fourth Edition 2012
All rights reserved. Under the 1988 UK copyright laws, the author asserts the right to be identified as the creator of this work.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are the product of the author's imagination, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales, is entirely coincidental.
ISBN: 978-1-58345-109-0