May 1, 2024
Anna Lane's wealth and beauty make her society's darling, but Graham Everett sees his investment partner's daughter for what she really is: superficial, stuck-up, and downright spoiled. Vexed by a disastrous London Season and Graham's irritating preoccupation of her father's attention, Anna is determined to thwart Graham's most recent business proposal. While on a week-long visit to survey the potential investment, Anna and Graham's mutually inspired annoyance reaches a fever pitch within the close quarters of Highcliffe House. But appearances are not always what they seem, and Graham suddenly realizes that he may not need the investment nearly as much as he needs Anna. Walker (Miss Newbury's List, 2023) returns with a charismatic novel about taking risks, second chances, and the price of keeping up appearances, both social and personal. Highcliffe House is an entertaining Regency proper romance whose picturesque English seaside setting is a charming backdrop to its classic enemies-to-lovers plotline. The novel sparkles with Walker's signature humor and wit, and her characters' banter is delightfully tormenting, from the ruthless exploitation of triggers to the persistent smolder of unrecognized desire.
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