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The Steadfast Heart

The Steadfast Heart

Historical RomanceFairy Tales
Pages
216
Published
2019
Language
English

Synopsis

After losing a foot in battle, Lieutenant Robert Brenton has retreated from the navy and from society to a crumbling estate on the Cornish coast, unsure of his place in either world. Holly Addison arrives as an unwilling guest, her engagement just broken and her reputation in ruins, still writing letters to the fiancé who abandoned her. Thrown together in Robert's quiet house, both are forced to confront what they lost and what they're still capable of wanting — a Regency-set retelling of "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," about choosing genuine happiness over the life you thought you were promised.

Prose complexity
1/10

Vibe

EmotionalHeartwarmingHopeful

Genres

Historical Romance Fairy Tales Regency Romance

About the author

A
Arlem Hawks

Arlem Hawks writes Regency-era historical romance. She grew up across the western United States, developing a love of travel and different cultures, and graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in communications and an emphasis in print journalism. After college she worked as a sports information director for BYU Athletics before returning to fiction writing once she and her husband settled in Arizona, where she now lives with her family.

Characters

Robert BrentonProtagonist

A naval lieutenant who lost a foot in battle and has retreated to his family's coastal estate in Cornwall.

Holly AddisonProtagonist

A young woman whose broken engagement ruins her reputation, sent to Cornwall where she becomes a guest at Robert's estate.

All characters in The Steadfast Heart