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Coming Home
In the aftermath of a vicious rape, Juliana Colebrook shuns all men apart from the injured soldiers she nurses. Orphaned and alone, she desperately wants to leave Portugal for the protection of her relatives in England. However, there is still one man who invokes her Brigade-Major Colwyn Hetherington, with his self-deprecating sense of humor and innate sense of duty. So when Colwyn is offered a position managing a large estate in Wiltshire, Juliana asks him to escort her back to England. But Colwyn has troubles of his own and when he is forced to reveal the nature of his woes to a stunned Juliana, everything changes. Mired in danger, who can Juliana trust? And what of Colwyn's warning that families bring only trouble?
- GenresRomance
224 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2010
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About the author
Vonnie Hughes
19 books33 followersVonnie is a New Zealander living in Australia. From the age of seven she wrote poetry and short stories for various publications. She now writes Regencies and romantic suspense novels. See her bio on www.vonniehughes.com
Her earliest book has now been reissued by Crowood Press. It’s called COMING HOME and is about a soldier and a nurse, thrown together during the Napoleonic wars, who find more danger on their return to England than they ever did on the Iberian Peninsula. This hardback can be purchased from
https://www.waterstones.com/ebook/com...
It is also available as an e-book.
Since 2011, Musa Publishing published all of Vonnie's Regencies but when it closed down, Vonnie began to self-publish those, beginning with MR. MONFORT'S MARRIAGE. It is obtainable here:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01D0CYO7O
In 2012, The Wild Rose Press published as a paperback, Vonnie’s novel suspense LETHAL REFUGE, which is set in New Zealand. An independent, mistrusting woman witnesses a murder and is thrown into the witness protection program. There she meets a police psychologist who demands complete trust from all the relocatees so he can help them adapt to their new lives. Fur flies as when they are stalked by the killer who seems to be connected to the relocation team.
INNOCENT HOSTAGE was released by TWRP in December 2013. It is about a member of one of The Armed Offenders’ Squads of New Zealand – equivalent to a SWAT team in the USA. The team members have ordinary police duties until they are called out on missions for the AOS. This is particular only to New Zealand, not to any other national police squads. Breck sees himself as a very ordinary man, but he's far from ordinary.
Her earliest book has now been reissued by Crowood Press. It’s called COMING HOME and is about a soldier and a nurse, thrown together during the Napoleonic wars, who find more danger on their return to England than they ever did on the Iberian Peninsula. This hardback can be purchased from
https://www.waterstones.com/ebook/com...
It is also available as an e-book.
Since 2011, Musa Publishing published all of Vonnie's Regencies but when it closed down, Vonnie began to self-publish those, beginning with MR. MONFORT'S MARRIAGE. It is obtainable here:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01D0CYO7O
In 2012, The Wild Rose Press published as a paperback, Vonnie’s novel suspense LETHAL REFUGE, which is set in New Zealand. An independent, mistrusting woman witnesses a murder and is thrown into the witness protection program. There she meets a police psychologist who demands complete trust from all the relocatees so he can help them adapt to their new lives. Fur flies as when they are stalked by the killer who seems to be connected to the relocation team.
INNOCENT HOSTAGE was released by TWRP in December 2013. It is about a member of one of The Armed Offenders’ Squads of New Zealand – equivalent to a SWAT team in the USA. The team members have ordinary police duties until they are called out on missions for the AOS. This is particular only to New Zealand, not to any other national police squads. Breck sees himself as a very ordinary man, but he's far from ordinary.
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January 6, 2012
This was a lovely tale about a reputation callously destroyed and love redeemed, written with lyrical tenderness by author Vonnie Hughes.
As an historical, it brilliantly conveyed the drama of a country at war in its Portuguese setting before moving to the more sedate English countryside - where intrigue and drama present the star-crossed lovers with far more problems.
With an utterly gorgeous hero and a strong, courageous heroine, it's a book I'd recommend to anyone.
Can't wait to read the prequel, The Second Son.
As an historical, it brilliantly conveyed the drama of a country at war in its Portuguese setting before moving to the more sedate English countryside - where intrigue and drama present the star-crossed lovers with far more problems.
With an utterly gorgeous hero and a strong, courageous heroine, it's a book I'd recommend to anyone.
Can't wait to read the prequel, The Second Son.
April 2, 2010
Strong heroine and a lovely romance. I really enjoyed this.
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