The Society lady and the return of her first love...
When widow Lady Francesca attends a masquerade ball, she's shocked to meet Ben Crawford again. She'd loved him once, before her awful marriage, before he'd been transported to Australia as a convict. Now a wealthy landowner, Ben's contempt for her burns almost as strong as their attraction. She knows he believes she betrayed him - so she must put the past right, before it's too late...
Born and bred on the South Coast of England into a family of two loving parents and a spirited older sister, books were a feature of Laura's life from early on. One of her earliest memories involves sitting with the family on a rainy Sunday afternoon listening to the exploits of a clumsy but lovable stuffed bear and his assorted cuddly friends.
Laura's first ambition was to be a doctor, and in 2006 she went off to Guy's, King's and St Thomas' Medical school in London to study medicine. It was whilst she was earning her degree she... more
