Dedication - if love isn't crazy then what is?
In the heart of the 21st century, two historians, Dr. Amelia Hart and Professor Noah Clarke, known for their clashing views, stumble upon an ancient manuscript. It narrates a tale from a time when kings and queens ruled, and kingdoms stood tall. The manuscript tells the story of Princess Astrid Von Lorraine and Prince Nicholas Angelus, a tale of love and destruction. A love that destroyed both worlds in a second, a meeting which resulted in the destruction of everything built. A story so dangerous yet alluring, a love so powerful yet helpless.
Upon arriving at the ruins of the long-forgotten kingdom, a strange event occurs. The locals, seeing Amelia and Noah, fall to their knees, recognizing them as the reincarnations of Princess Astrid and Prince Nicholas. The historians, initially at odds, are now bound together by a shared destiny and a love story that transcends time.
What lies ahead is unknown. Will Amelia and Noah embrace their newfound identities and rekindle the ancient love story? Or will they let history repeat itself, leading to another cycle of love and destruction? Only time will tell.
Just when she's decided to leave the Town, Lady Cressida Belverst is forced to marry Lord Calan Haverston, the man who coincidentally knows a way out. Agreeing to marry for all the wrong reasons, can Cressida and Calan find out where their hearts truly belong?
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It is impossible to leave the Town, but one woman is determined to escape with the help of her betrothed.
Lady Cressida Belverst has always been judged as a walking scandal. Oh, how she tries (on some rare occasions) to be proper! When her parents arrange for her to marry a rich lord, Cressida has had enough. She has to leave the Town because she will not be forced to live with a man she doesn't love. But what happens if the very man she's betrothed to is the only one who can help her get out?
Calan Haverston, the Lord of Easton, takes the risk and helps his betrothed by using his knowledge of the Town's secrets because he is as willing as she to stay free of marriage for reasons completely different. He has dark secrets he cannot share with her, and his life is not one he can likewise open to anyone. But what happens when she leaves after awakening desires he thought he has under control? And what happens when he finds himself longing for her?
Cressida goes to a completely different place, one she has only heard in stories and read in books, with hopes of finding what her heart has always longed for. But love, mystery and secrets will chase her and it will only be a matter of time before she realizes what her heart truly desires.
*This story is a standalone title in the Haverston Family series.