From the New York Times bestselling author of The Saving Graces and Flight Lessons comes Book II of the Wyckerley Trilogy…
To Have and to Hold
Suave, cynical, and too handsome for his own good, Sebastian Verlaine never expected to become a magistrate judging the petty crimes of his tenants and neighbors. Nor can the new Viscount D’Aubrey foresee that, when a fallen woman appears before him, he’ll find himself beguiled against all reason to alter her terrible fate...
Rachel Wade has served time in prison for her husband’s violent death, but soon discovers that freedom has its own price. For no one will offer her a second chance but a jaded viscount who needs a housekeeper. Scorned by the townspeople of Wyckerley as D’Aubrey’s mistress, tempted beyond her will by the devilish lord, Rachel risks everything she has to claim a life of her own...and a love that will last for all time.
Praise for the Wyckerley novels:
“Simply glorious.”—Nora Roberts
“Magnificent! Powerful, beautifully written, and as deeply moving as it is richly romantic...destined to become a classic.”—Mary Jo Putney
“Every once in a great while you discover a novel that manages to touch those aching and tender places in the heart...truly one of the most hauntingly beautiful love stories I have ever read.”—Penelope Williamson
“Compelling and sophisticated.”—Virginia Henley
“This touching story, filled with sensual tension, runs the emotional gamut.”—Publishers Weekly
“Patricia Gaffney is simply an outstanding storyteller.”—The Literary Times
“Had me thinking about everyone from Thomas Hardy to...Amanda Quick. Gaffney writes with that kind of care.”—Heroes and Heartbreakers
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Saving Graces and Flight Lessons comes Book II of the Wyckerley Trilogy…
To Have and to Hold
Suave, cynical, and too handsome for his own good, Sebastian Verlaine never expected to become a magistrate judging the petty crimes of his tenants and neighbors. Nor can the new Viscount D’Aubrey foresee that, when a fallen woman appears before him, he’ll find himself beguiled against all reason to alter her terrible fate...
Rachel Wade has served time in prison for her husband’s violent death, but soon discovers that freedom has its own price. For no one will offer her a second chance but a jaded viscount who needs a housekeeper. Scorned by the townspeople of Wyckerley as D’Aubrey’s mistress, tempted beyond her will by the devilish lord, Rachel risks everything she has to claim a life of her own...and a love that will last for all time.
Reviews
Praise for the Wyckerley novels:
“Simply glorious.”—Nora Roberts
“Magnificent! Powerful, beautifully written, and as deeply moving as it is richly romantic...destined to become a classic.”—Mary Jo Putney
“Every once in a great while you discover a novel that manages to touch those aching and tender places in the heart...truly one of the most hauntingly beautiful love stories I have ever read.”—Penelope Williamson
“Compelling and sophisticated.”—Virginia Henley
“This touching story, filled with sensual tension, runs the emotional gamut.”—Publishers Weekly
“Patricia Gaffney is simply an outstanding storyteller.”—The Literary Times
“Had me thinking about everyone from Thomas Hardy to...Amanda Quick. Gaffney writes with that kind of care.”—Heroes and Heartbreakers
