The Awakening Heart

**An entertaining Regency romp! Perfect for fans of Georgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, Jane Aiken Hodge and Jane Austen.

*Can Dinah pursue her passions while learning to fit into respectable society?* **

**Regency England**

Having been brought up in the countryside with little company, young **Dinah Elcott** has no experience in respectable society and spends her days painting.

At her father’s insistence, she agrees to spend a season in London. However, Dinah has no interest in marriage and longs to become a professional artist.

Despite her reserved manner, Dinah finds an unlikely ally in the witty **Charles Talbot** , who agrees to help her pursue her dreams while easing herself into society. With their shared interests and penchant for honesty, the two soon form a comfortable friendship.

Both cynical and unromantic, each believes that they are incapable of forming a lasting attachment. But as the season wears on, the sceptical pair begin to wonder whether they are mistaken…

***The Awakening Heart* by Dorothy Mack is a classic Regency romance with an intelligent and unconventional heroine.**