The fastest way to change a man's life is to make him stop moving.
Fitzwilliam Darcy has a reputation he has spent a decade earning and never once had reason to reconsider. When an early morning duel leaves him wounded and in need of somewhere quiet to recover, he finds himself at his aunt's estate in Kent, confined to a sickroom, and face to face with Elizabeth Bennet: a visiting gentleman's daughter with a steady hand, no interest in his consequence, and a habit of adjusting the curtains before she introduces herself.
She came to Kent to visit her dearest friend. She did not come to spend her days arguing about poetry with a difficult patient, or to find herself hoping, somewhere around the third week, that the recovery might take a little longer. It does. Neither of them minds. For readers who believe the best love stories are built one careful, honest conversation at a time.
The Rake of Rosings is a slow-burn romance about stillness, honesty, and the particular intimacy of being known by someone who wants nothing from the knowing... For readers who believe the best love stories are built one careful, honest conversation at a time.