An Ardent Friendship: Can mutual respect blossom into love...?

Fall in love with this captivating Georgian romance! Perfect for fans of Georgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, Jane Aiken Hodge and Jane Austen.

Will Timothia and Leo ever discover their true feelings...?

1796, England

After losing her father, Timothia Dulverton has settled down in a small residence on his estate. Fiercely independent but with limited means, she spends her days horse riding and managing her household.

Her quiet existence is thrown into turmoil when her cousin and lifelong friend, Leo Wetheral, proposes marriage. Knowing of her talent for estate management, Leo believes that the match will be mutually advantageous.

However, Timothia takes his passionless proposal as an insult to their close friendship. Furious, she turns down Leo’s offer and threatens to sever their bond altogether.

But when providence throws the seething pair into close proximity once more, Timothia and Leo find that they must put their differences aside. And as their easy intimacy starts to return, both begin to question what really lies in their hearts...

AN ARDENT FRIENDSHIPis an absorbing Georgian historical romance with an intelligent and spirited heroine.