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What the False Heart Doth Know
Can hope prevent love from becoming a tragedy?Lady Sapphira Galbraith's secret romance with Earl Anthony Redthorpe is over. He is engaged to another.Now spending Christmas with cousins in storm-battered Norfolk, she puts on a false face of happiness to mask her heartbreak. The only one who seems to understand the depth of her pain is cousin Innes who suggests a marriage of convenience.As she considers his proposal, a storm blows in unexpected guests - Anthony, his fiancée Elizabeth, and her family. Anthony's father has died and he is now Duke. What's more, he has discovered the depth of his father's deceit in forcing a betrothal to Lady Elizabeth.Is it enough for hope to grow in Sapphira's broken heart?Against the backdrop of an amateur performance of Macbeth, the two lovers must work out how to prevent their love story from becoming a tragedy.Read Free in Kindle Unlimited!( This story was first published as part of the Anthology set titled A Duke in Winter in December 2022.)
96 pages, Paperback
Published December 16, 2023
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About the author
Elizabeth Ellen Carter
59 books354 followersUSA Today bestselling author Elizabeth Ellen Carter is an award-winning historical romance writer who pens richly detailed historical romantic adventures. A former newspaper journalist, Carter ran an award-winning PR agency for 12 years. She lives in Australia.
On the publication of her debut novel in 2013, Carter was heralded by critics as ‘a writer worth keeping an eye on’ with a style reminiscent of classic suspense novelist Daphne du Maurier. This impression has been borne out in her subsequent work.
Her full-length novels frequently feature psychologically complex relations between the central characters and often delve into dark themes.
Nonetheless, she also occasionally turns her hand to sweet romance (always with a touch of adventure) suitable for younger readers as well as older fans looking for a change of pace.
Elizabeth Ellen Carter’s full-length titles and several novellas have been published by Dragonblade Publishing since 2017. She also regularly contributes to various multi-author anthologies and is a member of The Bluestocking Belles group of Regency romance authors.
On the publication of her debut novel in 2013, Carter was heralded by critics as ‘a writer worth keeping an eye on’ with a style reminiscent of classic suspense novelist Daphne du Maurier. This impression has been borne out in her subsequent work.
Her full-length novels frequently feature psychologically complex relations between the central characters and often delve into dark themes.
Nonetheless, she also occasionally turns her hand to sweet romance (always with a touch of adventure) suitable for younger readers as well as older fans looking for a change of pace.
Elizabeth Ellen Carter’s full-length titles and several novellas have been published by Dragonblade Publishing since 2017. She also regularly contributes to various multi-author anthologies and is a member of The Bluestocking Belles group of Regency romance authors.
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