The Villager
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BOOK IV in the Lockwood series
Lord Timothy Hampton, Viscount of the Hampton family. Finally taking over his father's name, he is receiving everything he has ever wanted in his life. Except the lady he let go all those years ago. Where could she be? Where is her husband keeping her after all this time?
Ruth Myers, a village girl in Lockwood with a past that haunts her. From divorcing her husband, to not speaking to her family, to cooping up in a small home; her life is finally setting back to normal after a certain Viscount broke her heart years ago.
What happens when they finally see each other? Will Ruth forgive Timothy for his mistake? Perhaps a certain engagement will have them both finally moving on from each other. Or will it? You know the saying, hiding your feelings will only keep them resurfacing.
And with a past like theirs, they are surely in for a ride.
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