ISBN-13: 9781482304985 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 170 str.
Four novellas in the best-selling Regimental Heroes Series by best-selling author, Jennifer Conner. It was a war. It was a duty. It was not a choice. Now, the men have returned to England. Nothing has changed, but everything is different. Will they find love in the women strong enough to help them battle their inner demons? Regimental Heroes Series Vol. 1 includes the short stories: The Duke and the Lost Night, The Reluctant Heir, The Wounded Nobleman and Redemption for a Rogue. The Duke and the Lost Night - Amelia arrives on the doorstep of her childhood friend, the Duke, in the middle of the night with an outrageous plan. If he agrees to ruin her, then she won't be required to marry the cad she doesn't love. Will Spencer do what she desires and go along with her idea, or does he have a very unexpected plan of his own? The Reluctant Heir - Clarke, the Earl of Garrison, has returned from war with a dark secret. He holds himself responsible for the death of the younger brother of the woman he loves. Will Adeline be able to unearth the truth as romance and intrigue deepens? Is she strong enough to help Clarke come to grips with the emotional damage and nightmares which plague him? The Wounded Nobleman - Ellis Garrison, the son of an Earl, once had much more to offer the beautiful, Callie Dunning. Now he's returned from the war. The war that left him near death and forced to walk with a cane. When Callie nearly sacrifices her safety to save one of Ellis's new carriage horses from being shot by a stable hand, Ellis sees a change in Callie. She is not the spoiled, rich girl he knew. Damage is not always external. Some is inside the soul. Will Callie and Ellis rekindle the mutual attraction they once shared and be able to work through their wounds to give love another chance? Review: Ms. Conner strikes home with her Wounded Nobleman. Her battle scarred, Victorian hero connects with the modern reader's empathy for fighting men of all eras and what it takes to help heal them - Chris Karlsen Redemption for a Rogue - Told by everyone, including his father, he is slow-witted, Lord John Mitchell is willing to do almost anything to avoid helping run the family estate or care for his orphaned nephew. His lifelong battle learning to read and write has convinced him his father is right. After the death of her husband in the Crimean War, Vivienne Ravenhill needs financial stability for her son and herself. When Lord John's father suddenly dies, he is thrown into taking on the estate and the family's mill. Are John's learning disabilities something he can overcome in order to handle this responsibility? Will Vivienne find a place in his home...and his heart? An interesting look at tackling dyslexia in 1855.