She was meant to marry her cousin. Then Sebastian Blackwood returned.
Juliana Lockwood has always known what is expected of her. With her family on the brink of financial ruin, she has agreed to marry her cousin Oliver—a kind man, a safe match, and a prison sentence for them both.
Oliver is hiding a secret that could destroy him. Juliana is determined to protect him, even at the cost of her own happiness. The arrangement is perfectly rational. The settlements are drawn. The banns have been read.
Then Sebastian Blackwood returns to the neighbouring estate—sharp-tongued, unnervingly perceptive, and entirely unwilling to watch Juliana disappear into a marriage that will bury her alive.
As a manipulative aunt tightens her grip on the family, as debts mount and secrets unravel, Juliana finds herself caught between duty and desire, between the life she has been given and the one she might yet choose. But choosing herself means risking everything—her family's future, her cousin's safety, and the reputation she has spent a lifetime protecting.
The Unyielding Heart is a Regency romance about a woman who refuses to be currency, a man who refuses to let her settle, and the terrifying, exhilarating cost of choosing truth over silence.
