Determined Catherine
(2026)(The fourth book in the Widows of Lavender Cottage series)
A novel by Jen Geigle Johnson
Catherine Fairfax is running out of time.
After fleeing her abusive husband and hiding her newborn daughter in a London foundling home, Catherine thought his death would finally set her free. Instead, his brother threatens to control her life just as viciously—unless she finds her daughter and disappears before he can trap her again.
Dr. Edward Ashworth has dedicated his life to caring for foundling children, never expecting to fall for a desperate widow with secrets in her eyes and a search that grows more urgent by the day. As he helps Catherine trace her daughter through incomplete records and scattered foster families, he discovers a woman of remarkable courage and realizes he'll do anything to keep her safe.
But the Fairfax family won't let Catherine go without a fight. Catherine faces an impossible choice: keep running to protect her daughter, or trust Edward and her new friends to stand with her against the powerful family determined to destroy her independence.
In the lavender fields of Somerset, surrounded by friends who refuse to let her face danger alone, Catherine discovers that the greatest risk isn't loving Edward—it's believing she deserves to be loved in return.
Sometimes the bravest thing a woman can do is stop running and let herself be found.
A sweeping Regency romance about second chances, fierce friendships, and finding home in the most unexpected places.
Genre: Historical
After fleeing her abusive husband and hiding her newborn daughter in a London foundling home, Catherine thought his death would finally set her free. Instead, his brother threatens to control her life just as viciously—unless she finds her daughter and disappears before he can trap her again.
Dr. Edward Ashworth has dedicated his life to caring for foundling children, never expecting to fall for a desperate widow with secrets in her eyes and a search that grows more urgent by the day. As he helps Catherine trace her daughter through incomplete records and scattered foster families, he discovers a woman of remarkable courage and realizes he'll do anything to keep her safe.
But the Fairfax family won't let Catherine go without a fight. Catherine faces an impossible choice: keep running to protect her daughter, or trust Edward and her new friends to stand with her against the powerful family determined to destroy her independence.
In the lavender fields of Somerset, surrounded by friends who refuse to let her face danger alone, Catherine discovers that the greatest risk isn't loving Edward—it's believing she deserves to be loved in return.
Sometimes the bravest thing a woman can do is stop running and let herself be found.
A sweeping Regency romance about second chances, fierce friendships, and finding home in the most unexpected places.
Genre: Historical