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UPON YOUR RETURN Marie Lavender Fara Bellamont has been back in society for a year after leaving Cluny Abbey, where her uncle sent her long ago. When he chooses a suitor for her for marriage, she fears that she will be forced to marry a stranger and live a miserable life. But, Fara finds herself thrust into an adventure of a lifetime when unforeseen circumstances cause her to place her trust in a strange man for protection. His intervention not only saves her, but puts her in an even more compromising position. Grant Hill, a trading captain, is enchanted by the young heiress not only because of her beauty, but because she is hardly conventional. Underneath her ladylike exterior lies a tigress. Grant cannot help but offer his protection as she is in need and he is far from immune from her charms. Fara just never bargained on the passion that she feels for Grant Hill. As events unfold, she must decide whether her desires and the dictates of her heart should trump the rules of society… Solstice Publishing – www.solsticepublishing.com ** ### Review "With vivid characters, sensuality, and danger, Marie Lavender hits the mark with her historical romance *Upon Your Return*. Set in 1860s France, Lavender pulls the reader into her story with colorful historical details, authentic settings, and French phrases, making the atmosphere even more realistic.  Seamlessly melding a powerful love story with a plenty of surprising plot twists, *Upon Your Return* is a deliciously seductive read that will sweep readers away to a different time and place." - Lori Zalewski, Lusty Penguin Reviews (lustypenguin.com/review-upon-your-return-by-marie-lavender/) "Upon receiving this book, I immediately noticed how beautiful the cover was. I only meant to open it long enough to see how long it was going to be but found myself sucked in to the story from page one. I couldn't stop reading and ending up stay up way past my usual bedtime. It was that good. I laughed, cried, and even cheered a few times during the reading of Upon Your Return.   Looking forward to reading more from Marie Lavender in the future!" - Amanda, Editing After Edits blog (editingafteredits.blogspot.com/2013/07/review-upon-your-return.html) Blue Ribbon Rating: 4 "UPON YOUR RETURN is an historical romance set in France that took me on a roller coaster ride with so many adventures and happenings.  One minute there was happiness and the next would be despair.  So many emotions were drawn on during the telling of the story." - Jo, Romance Junkies Reviews (romancejunkiesreviews.com/artman/publish/historical/Upon_Your_Return.shtml)