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Silent Revenge

(2025)
(The third book in the Friends and Foes series)
A novel by

 
 
1818, North Riding of Yorkshire, England

Intelligence Officer, Lord Oscar Farrington, seeks solace in Kepstone Manor his ancestral home, after a decade overseas serving Lord Wellington. Social unrest ferments within England’s shores. Oscar is finally free to mourn Georgina, his late wife. Their marriage was born of convenience rather than true love.

Miss Jemima Parkes, is an artist and close friend of Oscar’s since he fulfilled a promise to her dying army father. Their bond, forged through honesty and mutual respect, has been a sanctuary for both. Only now does Oscar begin to recognise the depth of Jemima’s devotion to him. Oscar sees Jemima in a fresh light and dares to imagine a loving future.

Lady Constance Bagby was imprisoned in a convent to repent her part in her late husband’s treachery. Oscar brought about Bagby’s downfall. When, mysteriously, Sir Benedict Adams, another of Oscar’s adversaries, engineers her freedom, Oscar is placed in grave danger.

Oscar’s father visits bringing trouble to Kepstone. Frederick, his embittered son, returns from boarding school; their relationship is strained.

Will his father and son be his undoing?

Will twice-widowed Oscar, risk his heart for love?

Can the ghost from his past inflict her silent revenge upon everyone Oscar holds dear?

Silent Revenge is the final book in the trilogy but all three can be read as a standalone.



Genre: Historical Romance

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