The Forbidden Valentine — Isabella Thorne

Can love survive when generations of hatred threaten to tear it apart…? Lady Eleanor Hawthorne never planned on falling in love with a Firthley. The Hawthornes and the Firthleys have been enemies since before Lady Eleanor was born, but when Eleanor's sleigh is stranded in the snow she cannot bring herself to forget her handsome rescuer, even when she realizes he is David Firthley.Likewise David Firthley finds himself entranced by the sweet violet-eyed girl who trudged through the storm to his doorstep. No matter her family name, he must see her again.David and Eleanor pledge their hearts at the St. Valentine's Day Ball, knowing they shall never be allowed marry.Firthley and Lady Eleanor now find themselves trapped in a web of lies, secret meetings and long lost love letters. They must find a way to end the feud.But with the truth of its origins lost to time how will their families ever find forgiveness?Can the hatred of the past truly be forgotten…or are Eleanor and David fated to repeat the mistakes of the past and end in ruin?