A woman filled with passion and a man who no longer wants to feel anything start a liaison…
Cecilia Green doesn’t need anyone. She is the owner of a general store that is actually a front for one of the most successful speakeasies in Nashville. Her only other focus is a cause that has thrown her beloved state into turmoil. Tennessee is on the cusp of casting the final vote that will grant women the right to vote, and she means to ensure it happens. One night, wealthy businessman Donovan Lee enters her club, and an instant attraction is sparked. What starts as a casual liaison spirals into something much more meaningful. When danger arrives at Cecilia’s door, he asks her to step away from her causes and livelihood. She knows he is scared for her. He is a man who has seen too much tragedy in his life and wants no more. Still, she can’t change for Donovan.
Wealthy businessman and ex-military officer, Donovan Lee, has lost a son, a wife, and more friends than anyone should. His only desire for the remainder of his life is to ensure that the rest of his family suffers no more tragedy. Then he walks into a club and sees her. Cecilia Green is too young and far too passionate for him. She has a spark of life that both attracts him and equally fills him with contempt. That doesn''t stop him from starting an interlude with her. With every passing moment together, his lust turns into something deeper. A dangerous encounter causes him to demand she give up her causes and marry him. He can’t allow himself to lose another person he cares about. He won’t do it.
Will fear and tragedy destroy Cecilia and Donovan’s chance at love?
Tropes:
Age-gap romance
Opposites attract
Wounded hero
Genre: Historical Romance
Cecilia Green doesn’t need anyone. She is the owner of a general store that is actually a front for one of the most successful speakeasies in Nashville. Her only other focus is a cause that has thrown her beloved state into turmoil. Tennessee is on the cusp of casting the final vote that will grant women the right to vote, and she means to ensure it happens. One night, wealthy businessman Donovan Lee enters her club, and an instant attraction is sparked. What starts as a casual liaison spirals into something much more meaningful. When danger arrives at Cecilia’s door, he asks her to step away from her causes and livelihood. She knows he is scared for her. He is a man who has seen too much tragedy in his life and wants no more. Still, she can’t change for Donovan.
Wealthy businessman and ex-military officer, Donovan Lee, has lost a son, a wife, and more friends than anyone should. His only desire for the remainder of his life is to ensure that the rest of his family suffers no more tragedy. Then he walks into a club and sees her. Cecilia Green is too young and far too passionate for him. She has a spark of life that both attracts him and equally fills him with contempt. That doesn''t stop him from starting an interlude with her. With every passing moment together, his lust turns into something deeper. A dangerous encounter causes him to demand she give up her causes and marry him. He can’t allow himself to lose another person he cares about. He won’t do it.
Will fear and tragedy destroy Cecilia and Donovan’s chance at love?
Tropes:
Age-gap romance
Opposites attract
Wounded hero
Genre: Historical Romance
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