By Elizabeth Donne
Pride comes before her fall. Love helps her stand again.
Irene Sangford has willingly cast herself as the villain of her own story. After all, her family has taught her that arrogance and manipulation are suitable qualities in a lady if she’s seeking a husband with a title. Especially when there are so few such men to be had, and she is competing with her own sister to snap one of them up.
Nathaniel Macrae not only has no title, he has immersed himself in low society in his role as a secret investigator. Miss Sangford would never have given him a second glance, but when an attempted murder leads his inquiries right to her door, and a shocking secret from her past threatens to unravel her entire life, Irene discovers that Mr. Macrae is more compelling than any man she has ever met.
As Irene’s world falls apart, and she questions everything she has ever known, Nathaniel becomes her anchor in life’s greatest storm. Except this storm threatens to destroy them both. They will have to challenge everything they know and trust each other if they are to survive and find the love that has eluded them.
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- Fake Rake
- Mystery
- Secret Life
- Secrets Galore
- Forbidden Love
- Hero Investigates Crime
- Female Redemption Arc
- Meet “by Accident”
Ladies of Munro (complete series)
Sophia’s Letter
Ellena’s Secret
Verity’s Choice
Jillian’s Wild Heart
Irene’s Fall
Below is an extract from Irene’s Fall for you to enjoy.
Go to https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1VMJKS9 to access a much longer sample.
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The two men had barely removed themselves from earshot when Olivia leaned forward and said with great glee, “You like him! You should have seen your face when he carried you out to this bench. You can’t be in love with him, Irene. He’s a scoundrel!”
“I am not in love with him,” Irene replied hotly. “Your imagination has run wild.”
“I saw it too,” Mary chimed in. “You were definitely all doe-eyed.”
Irene glared at her friends.
“Don’t misunderstand me,” continued Mary. “The gentleman is as dreamy as they come. But you have never allowed that to lead where your future cannot follow. You wouldn’t want Mr. Macrae to think you can be toyed with. You are much too good for him.”
Am I? Irene was not convinced. Nothing in her character gave her the right to claim superiority over him. More importantly, would she want to? What if she wished for a man who was good for her, someone her parents would never approve of? With her prospects looking slim indeed, could she… dared she choose someone who might love her, just a little?
Meet Elizabeth Donne
Elizabeth Donne’s writing is a natural outpouring of a lifelong love affair with English literature. Although she has spent most of her life in Cape Town, South Africa, she now lives in the American Midwest, where she enthusiastically introduces her visitors to the joys of drinking rooibos tea. With a biscuit, of course.