Beyond the Cliffs: A Novel of Sanditon

Sussex, 1820

Charlotte Heywood finally has happiness within her grasp. After a string of disappointments, she is engaged to the man she loves and ready to settle down in the seaside town that has captured her heart. But for an independent-minded woman in Regency England, keeping out of gossip is a constant challenge, and her hasty betrothal threatens to taint her with scandal. What's more, her husband-to-be, reserved widower Alexander Colbourne, has a troubled history that rivals her own.

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