Light And Shadow Gregory, Lisa

Jason Somerville returns from the Crimean War more ghost than man — scarred, disillusioned, and convinced he's beyond saving. When he's forced into a marriage of convenience with Carolyn Cates, a woman as practical as she is fiercely independent, neither expects anything more than a tolerable arrangement. But Carolyn refuses to tiptoe around his wounds, and Jason can't quite keep his distance from her stubborn warmth. What begins as a cold contract slowly thaws into something far more dangerous: genuine intimacy. Lisa Gregory writes historical romance with emotional weight and real stakes — this isn't about misunderstandings and ballroom drama, it's about two damaged people learning to trust again. For fans of old-school romance that earns its happy ending, or anyone who appreciates a heroine who doesn't wait to be rescued.