Elaine Shelabarger Livres

When scandal forces Adeline to flee London society, she finds a haven in a tiny English hamlet in Devonshire, where she takes up the post of village schoolmistress. The young widow of the disgraced Sir Hugh Delahaye, Adeline reverts to her maiden name and is determined to leave the past behind. When she encounters Guy Ashleigh, the handsome and charismatic young ward of the village squire, they fall passionately in love, but Guy is expected to marry his childhood sweetheart. When jealousy forces them apart and the secrets of the past catch up with them, Adeline sees no alternative but to run away. Somehow, they must find a way to overcome the obstacles that threaten to destroy their future together.

In this, the second book about the Ashleigh family, Lucy--now a young woman--is heartbroken when her childhood sweetheart, James Wyatt, rejects her. To raise her spirits, her parents arrange for her to stay in Florence at the magnificent home of her great-grandmother, the Contessa di Lorenzo. When she meets Major Charles Ryman, a dashing young American with a mysterious past, they are immediately attracted to each other. They meet in secret, flouting the Contessa's strict rules. And when Lucy must return to England, Charles follows her. Lucy is deeply in love. But can she trust Charles' feelings for her? Is their love strong enough to survive the rumors about his past? And can Lucy give up everything to begin a new life with him in America?

An interview in Florida with gorgeous movie star Max Tempest is the stuff of any young journalist's dreams, and Allegra Howard, who is half-American, is delighted to leave behind the London rain and head for the Sunshine State. There is only one problem: six years ago, before Max made his name, he and Allegra shared a brief but passionate romance that ended in tears. How will she feel when she sees him again? And perhaps more importantly, how will he react? Max seems determined to block Allegra's attempts to complete her assignment, and when she stumbles upon a secret, she is forced to choose between her reawakened feelings for Max and her integrity as a journalist. Misunderstandings erupt at every turn, confounding Max and Allegra's attempts to rekindle their lost romance. They both must decide if this first love is really worth fighting for.