The Return of the Earl

Can they overcome the betrayals of the past for a second chance at love?

On the Continent they call him the Ice Prince, icy of manner, icy of heart. Now, after thirteen years of exile, Con returns home to England and to Harrowcot Hall, a place haunted by memories of a long-lost friendship and past betrayals, a place where all of his dreams shattered and died.

But the past is over and done with, and can no longer touch him -- or so Con thinks. He certainly does not expect to come face to face with Bryn Ellison again, the man whom he once loved beyond everything and who repudiated their bond in the cruelest way imaginable.

As snow and frost close in on Harrowcot Hall, Con's icy demeanor starts to melt while he grapples with old hurts and newly awakened passions. Will he give in to the lure of the past against his better judgement?

WARNING:
This book contains a very grumpy earl, a dashing stablemaster, some ravishment in various places, several garden follies, a lot of snow, and a horse called Lancelot.

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Praise for Sandra Schwab's Books

"Ms. Schwab's writing has a flow that pulls you into her stories so subtly that you forget you're just reading a book instead of actually interacting with her characters."

~ Sandra Marlow on Castle of the Wolf

"Whether angsty or more lighthearted, touched with the paranormal or grounded in reality, Sandra Schwab’s stories always deliver the goods in a way readers may not at first expect. With a deft use of language and historical detail, these fairy tales for grownups will sweep readers into another time and place, where no matter how dangerous the wolves in the woods, every couple will live happily ever after."

~ Anna Bowling on Schwab's body of work, Heroes and Heartbreakers