The Wallflower’s Awakening by Martha Barwood

In the fertile soil of adversity, two wounded hearts must decide whether to wither beneath society’s scorn or to bloom in defiance, cultivating love where only duty was meant to grow.

Sheltered wallflower Lady Juliet Fairmont withers under the scornful glare of high society each social season. Though she yearns to find a kindred spirit who will cherish her nurturing soul, duty chains her to an ambitious family impatient to marry her off. When a moonlit misunderstanding in the gardens leads to scandal tainting the shy wallflower, she soon finds herself bound by vows to the brooding Marquess of Estfield.
Haunted by first love’s tragic end, imposing Weston Edgeworth, The Marquess of Estfield, barricades off further heartbreak by isolating himself from society’s schemes. But unexpectedly inheriting a title chains him to responsibilities and matrimonial pressures he scorned. After a salacious scandal at a masquerade ball entraps Weston in marriage to the timid Lady Juliet, he braces for persistent misery. Yet as the reluctant newlyweds toil restoring the neglected grounds of his estate, her quiet empathy waters long-dormant seeds of hope in his guarded heart. And Weston wonders if this gentle soul might help transform sterile duty into a unexpectedly blossoming union.
However, outside forces soon sow chaos that threatens to uproot their tender seedlings of trust. Can two profoundly guarded yet hopeful souls ultimately cultivate an enduring bond from life’s unexpected calamities? Or will destiny’s cruel shears sever even the deepest roots before love’s sweetest fruit may bloom?

“The Wallflower’s Awakening” is a historical romance novel that you will love. No cheating, no cliffhangers,
and a happily ever after full of romance.