The Revived Heart (The Gordons of Gretna Book 4)

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Wealthy Tira Gordon thought she had it all. She’s sister to Drew, their clan chief, and has a fabulous family and a brilliant beau she’s about to get engaged to. All of it is ripped from her with just a few simple but shocking words.

Devastated at the loss of her beloved, Tira marries the first man she meets who reminds her of him, with disastrous results. Appearance is one thing, reality quite another, as she discovers to her considerable cost.

Widowhood leaves Tira even more devastated. Several years after her elopement, she’s returned to the family home a shadow of her former self. She does nothing but suffer from a continuous stream of ailments, including headaches so bad, she can barely rise from her bed.

Her brother Drew grows increasingly desperate to try to help Tira. But what can he do with a person who refuses any assistance? Drew turns to his old friend from the army, Duncan MacLellan, a battlefield surgeon who saved many lives during the war against Napoleon. Drew feels sure that if anyone can help Tira recover from whatever horrific ordeal or illness she’s going through, Duncan can.

Duncan endured many grim years in the war, and a marriage that started out wonderfully, but ended in tragedy. The last thing he wants to do is love again, let alone fall in love with one of his patients.

But seeing how troubled Tira is, he agrees to try to treat her, even though the lovely young woman seems determined to suffer for the mistakes of her past.

As Tira’s symptoms, and her stunning secrets are revealed, Duncan thinks he might have the key to her cure—and her heart. The more time they spend together, the more her innate sensuality begins to emerge.

Can Tira trust this remarkable man who comes blazing like a comet into her life? Do they dare to take a second chance on love? Or will they flee from the sensual passion they unleash in each other, and separate forever?