Dewla Smith has never felt so alone. A newlywed far from her dear home in Ireland, her mother-in-law's petty cruelties only increase. Mrs. Jonathan is furious that this "wild Irish girl" is under her roof and is ready to do anything to ruin this marriage. Mrs. Jonathan's machinations are working, because Hugh is convinced that Dewla loves her cousin. Then when Hugh falls ill, Dewla stays at his sickbed, where they start to rebuild that fragile love ... but his delirious words destroy that. Then Mrs. Jonathan cheerfully invites Hugh's old flame to sit at his bedside in Dewla's place! After a terrible confrontation, Dewla, her heart broken, arrives on a final decision - a decision that sends her down a path from which she will not return. is the second book in the clean and sweet Victorian romance series, The Shamrock Romances. Grab the entire series today! ​​​​​​​Heat level: No heat, sweet and clean ​​​​​​​This is the Shamrock Romances series -- the first series being released by Victorian Workhouse Press. We are a tiny press dedicated to bringing back the old Victorian penny novels and polishing them until they're sparkling bright for today's readers. Some people enjoy refurbishing old furniture; we love refurbishing old books.