The Heart of a Vicar

Young love is all too fleeting, as Harold Jonquil painfully discovered years ago when Sarah Sarvol, the niece of a neighboring landowner, captured his heart. After an idyllic few weeks in the throes of blossoming love, reality intervened. They could have no future. Following their disastrous parting, Harold attempted to push aside thoughts of love and regret, but Sarah has never left his heart. Now, years later, he has achieved his lifelong aspiration of becoming the local vicar. However, the role proves more difficult than he imagined. He feels hollow and uninspired—until the most important person in his past returns, challenging him as no one ever has.

When Sarah's ailing uncle summons her back to the family estate in England, there is only one person from her past she is reluctant to see again: Harold Jonquil, the only man who has ever claimed her heart. But when she comes face-to-face with her former beau, she hardly recognizes the aloof and dull man before her. She is determined to help Harold rediscover the passion he once felt toward his chosen profession. Soon, despite their exasperation with each other, they cannot deny the stirring of feelings long buried—but is it too late for second chances?

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• Charlotte's Promise
• Daisies and Devotion (Proper Romance Mayfield Family Regency)
• All Hearts Come Home For Christmas
• Healing Hearts (Proper Romance Western)
• The Lady in the Coppergate Tower (Proper Romance Steampunk)
• The Governess of Penwythe Hall (The Cornwall Novels)
• Rescuing Lord Inglewood: A Regency Romance
• A Proper Scandal
• For Love or Honor