![]() ![]() Then again, Ophelia never did do as she was told. Devlin longs for her to sing to him again, dance with him, and maybe even love him, but society would never allow a noblewoman to marry him. ![]() He asks friends to accompany her on her quest and even sends her some bank notes to cover her debts. ![]() She travels to a dangerous part of London on a search for her biological mother, where a mysterious man named Devlin Byrne offers his protection the self-made, wealthy gentleman, whose middle name is Niall, recognizes his childhood friend immediately but is hesitant to reveal the truth. Fifteen years later, Ophelia finds out that the woman who raised her isn’t her birth mother, and her family is in massive debt. Ophelia’s the daughter of an earl, and Niall’s a commoner, so they’re quickly separated, but they promise to always remember each other. Unsure of where they are, the children hide out in a small hunting cottage and become best friends before being rescued days later. She’s saved by Niall, a young boy who jumps in after her and carries her to shore. In 1807, 8-year-old Ophelia Darby falls into a river and is washed downstream. A historical romance in which fate brings two childhood friends back together. ![]()
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