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About Joyous Amarette

 

Bestselling author of The Dawn & Devotion Trilogy

Book I: The Gentleman of the Morning Light

When Miss Elowen Fairleigh, a sensible mortal gentlewoman fallen on hard times, encounters a mysterious traveller at dawn upon the high road, she could not possibly know he is bound by sacred oath to the Upper Choir.

He is courteous. He is distant. He will not remove his gloves.

As duty calls him away again and again, Elowen must decide whether to guard her heart—or trust in a love that can never be openly claimed.


Book II: A Vow Between Heaven and Hearth

Separated by war and calling, Elowen attempts to build a quiet life, until her celestial gentleman returns, changed by conflict and bound by an oath he cannot break.

Their meetings are brief. Their restraint is heroic. Society notices everything.

As whispers grow and Elowen’s reputation hangs in the balance, love must find a way to exist within rules written by heaven itself.


Book III: When Duty Yields 

The Upper Choir issues its final decree. The gentleman must choose: eternal service, or a mortal life defined by love and loss.

Elowen, wiser now, refuses to beg. Instead, she waits.

As the world holds its breath, love proves itself not through passion, but through constancy.


Bestselling author of The Warmest Promise of Morning

In a river city ruled by routine and restraint, widow Elinor Vale has learned that wanting is dangerous. When Captain Rowan Ashcombe returns under the pale light of dawn, both know better than to hope for what may not last.

Through letters, quiet meetings, and unspoken devotion, they are drawn together by a love that asks for patience and courage. When the moment to choose finally arrives, Elinor and Rowan must decide whether silence is safer than truth.

A tender, quietly powerful novel about longing, moral resolve, and the promises we make at first light.


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