The Countess's Awakening

Name: The Countess's Awakening
Author: Lavinia Glen

54 pages

He healed her body
Esther Knightsbridge, the Dowager Countess of Hartfield, feels like a shadow of her former self. After a devastating accident left her wheelchair-bound, she watches in despair as her daughter makes her debut in society, knowing her disability renders her unable to be the mother her child deserves. Enter Mr Wang. The Chinese doctor’s offer to help her walk again sparks cautious hope. What she doesn’t expect is that his presence will awaken something even deeper in her heart.

She healed his heart
Wang has spent years using his knowledge of medicine to mend bodies and spirits. Haunted by loss, his life purpose is to help others. But his own past remains an unhealed wound. When he meets the spirited yet sorrowful Esther, her resilience and courage stir something he thought long dead. As he works to restore her mobility, their connection grows, kindling an undeniable attraction.

But as their love blossoms, they must face not only their own demons but also the rigid rules of a society that threatens to tear them apart. Between ancient Eastern wisdom and Victorian propriety lies a love that has the power to heal them both, but can it survive the world opposing their union? Or will their differences prove too great a chasm to bridge?

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