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Unforgivably Tempted: Return to Culloden Moor Book 6
She should hate him. She wants to hate him. So why is she hoping he’ll walk through the door again?
Tessa Lawson loves her job at The Red Lion, her cozy London pub steeped in history and held together by warm lighting, stubborn regulars, and stories whispered through the floorboards. She’s perfectly content with her life—until a forgotten cellar is unearthed beneath the pub, revealing the skeletal remains of a World War II soldier and a letter that was never delivered. Suddenly, flickering lights and cold spots aren’t just quirks of an old building—they’re signs that someone is still waiting to be remembered.
Enter Sebastian billionaire developer, professional thorn in her side, and the last man she’d expect to help solve a ghost story. He doesn’t believe in spirits, sentiment, or second chances—until he finds himself captivated by Tessa’s fire and drawn into the mystery haunting the pub’s foundations.
As late-night texts turn into lingering glances and a decades-old love story unfolds around them, Tessa and Sebastian must decide what’s worth holding on to—and what’s finally ready to be set free.
Some love stories never die. And some romances are just getting started.
Tessa Lawson loves her job at The Red Lion, her cozy London pub steeped in history and held together by warm lighting, stubborn regulars, and stories whispered through the floorboards. She’s perfectly content with her life—until a forgotten cellar is unearthed beneath the pub, revealing the skeletal remains of a World War II soldier and a letter that was never delivered. Suddenly, flickering lights and cold spots aren’t just quirks of an old building—they’re signs that someone is still waiting to be remembered.
Enter Sebastian billionaire developer, professional thorn in her side, and the last man she’d expect to help solve a ghost story. He doesn’t believe in spirits, sentiment, or second chances—until he finds himself captivated by Tessa’s fire and drawn into the mystery haunting the pub’s foundations.
As late-night texts turn into lingering glances and a decades-old love story unfolds around them, Tessa and Sebastian must decide what’s worth holding on to—and what’s finally ready to be set free.
Some love stories never die. And some romances are just getting started.
291 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 31, 2025
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About the author
Diane Darcy
55 books144 followersDiane Darcy loves to read and write lighthearted and funny books. She’s a member of the Heart of the West, and RWA. She was a finalist for Romance Writers of America's Golden Heart® Award. She’s written romantic comedies in several different genres; some historical, some contemporary, all lighthearted and fun. She makes her home in Utah with her family and dogs, and is hard at work on her next book.
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July 2, 2025
Not Engaged
I spent a great deal of time skimming and jumping forward. I’ve read other books by this author but this one just bored me.
The main characters were nice enough but didn’t inspire any interest, & at the end the whole board meeting felt unrealistic (why wasn’t the man arrested?).
Read if you must
I spent a great deal of time skimming and jumping forward. I’ve read other books by this author but this one just bored me.
The main characters were nice enough but didn’t inspire any interest, & at the end the whole board meeting felt unrealistic (why wasn’t the man arrested?).
Read if you must
July 7, 2025
Love this Story - One of My Favorites
This is such a touching story from all angles: wonderful characters and how they develop, the ghost story and it’s connection to the characters, the ghost buster twins and their key role in the unfolding story… loved Will and Rebecca and how they influenced the living characters… excellent story telling and writing
This is such a touching story from all angles: wonderful characters and how they develop, the ghost story and it’s connection to the characters, the ghost buster twins and their key role in the unfolding story… loved Will and Rebecca and how they influenced the living characters… excellent story telling and writing
November 21, 2025
A truly fantastic read.
I love this author because she writes with clarity of subject, uses well defined characters, and her plot lines are well formed. What's not to love about a British pub with history spanning decades. Plus this one has a ghost! The story had me in tears at times but mostly smiles. I recommend reading this as well as the rest of this series.
I love this author because she writes with clarity of subject, uses well defined characters, and her plot lines are well formed. What's not to love about a British pub with history spanning decades. Plus this one has a ghost! The story had me in tears at times but mostly smiles. I recommend reading this as well as the rest of this series.
June 1, 2025
Beautifully crafted love story.
From beginning to end this story is hard to put down. Will the pub be saved or not? Will the ghost find closure? Will true love win over greed? A must read.
From beginning to end this story is hard to put down. Will the pub be saved or not? Will the ghost find closure? Will true love win over greed? A must read.
June 2, 2025
Love Continues
What a Fabulous Read! So many fascinating thread’s throughput this warm and delightful story! Remembering Will and Rebecca through decades of lifetimes is quite remarkable.
What a Fabulous Read! So many fascinating thread’s throughput this warm and delightful story! Remembering Will and Rebecca through decades of lifetimes is quite remarkable.
June 10, 2025
What a journey
I love it. Such a warm and exciting story. Buildings really do have memory. Some places you walk in feel like home. Others not so much. From enemies to love. Can't get no better than this. Thanks for a wonderful adventure.😁
I love it. Such a warm and exciting story. Buildings really do have memory. Some places you walk in feel like home. Others not so much. From enemies to love. Can't get no better than this. Thanks for a wonderful adventure.😁
June 11, 2025
Great love story
I truly enjoyed this tale of love torn apart and somehow transcends time. I liked how the ghost piece that played such a large part of the original series was incorporated into this book with a new twist.
I truly enjoyed this tale of love torn apart and somehow transcends time. I liked how the ghost piece that played such a large part of the original series was incorporated into this book with a new twist.
June 15, 2025
Ghostly romance
A nice story with a good flow. A bit too much repetitive descriptions of the evolving feelings of the main characters. Gets tedious to have to keep wading through the same descriptions. It just becomes unnecessary filler. Enjoyed the storyline for sure.
A nice story with a good flow. A bit too much repetitive descriptions of the evolving feelings of the main characters. Gets tedious to have to keep wading through the same descriptions. It just becomes unnecessary filler. Enjoyed the storyline for sure.
August 12, 2025
This story matters
there are stories, novels, Novella’s and Epics that change readers’s lives. The stories tiptoe across hearts and minds. Love can transport through time and space. This story matters more than one knows.
there are stories, novels, Novella’s and Epics that change readers’s lives. The stories tiptoe across hearts and minds. Love can transport through time and space. This story matters more than one knows.
June 26, 2025
love is worth everything!
This was a remarkable story! One you could read over & over! Thank you for your story telling gift you have been blessed with.
This was a remarkable story! One you could read over & over! Thank you for your story telling gift you have been blessed with.
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