MISRI ABBASI

When Captain Julian Vance returns to Somerset to assume his late father's title, he finds the valley frozen in ice and ancient grudges. At Oakridge Manor, Lady Clara Danforth-a quiet scholar dedicated to her botanical studies-faces the painful ruin of her family's estate under a mountain of debt. Bound by a contentious timber contract, forced to face predatory London creditors, and haunted by unspoken memories of a long-ago summer, Julian and Clara are thrust into a battle for survival.
As winter cold turns to spring light, they must navigate betrayal, pride, and dangerous secrets to save their ancestral lands-and discover a love strong enough to anchor them forever.