*WINNER!* FIREBIRD BOOK AWARD, ROMANCE (HISTORICAL), Q4 2025.

Is Love Life’s Greatest Legacy—Or A Dangerous Illusion Of The Heart?

England, 1956. Sworn-bachelor Dane Wellington has spent his life believing desire—not love—is what drives men to marry. But when he discovers that his father's well-meaning but impoverished tenants have pressured their daughter, Katie, to choose security over love via marriage to a wealthy brute, he feels compelled to act. His proposal comes with rigid terms: secrecy, no consummation, and an expiration date.

Katie Clarke, relieved that salvation has arrived, sees a new life full of endless possibilities, but it will never truly include handsome Dane. True love, the belief that love is life's greatest legacy, is beyond reach.

As friendship deepens, mutual heartbreak, unavoidable nights, and aching restraint turn discipline into torment as desire collides with society’s expectations.

Dane wants her more than his next breath—yet cannot trust what he feels. Katie aches for the one thing he refuses to give: not safety, not desire, but love unreserved.

As the expiration date nears, whether things end as they began may hinge on just three bloody words.

Will Dane protect his heart—or love her evermore?

Forbidden yearning, soul-deep, and heartbreakingly tender. Love Her Evermore – for fans of slow-burn historical romance, brooding protectors, and heroines who bloom into their own.

Medium spice.

***LISTEN TO THE SONGS WHILE READING! Click on the link or QR code in the contents page to listen to the songs mentioned while reading the novel.

Set in England and New York City. Rediscover the greatest films, the wonderfully heartfelt ballads, and the classic rock and roll legends of the 1950s. Take a trip to New York City in its heyday – the nightclubs, the dancing, the music!

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