A Farewell Kiss — Laura Rollins

She loves him, which is why he can never know the truth. Even if it means saying good bye.Esther Collingwood's trip to India was not at all the lovely adventure she'd been hoping for. Backed into a corner one fateful night, Esther did what was necessary to save herself-sacrificing another woman's happiness in the process. Unable to forgive herself, Esther determines she doesn't deserve her own happily ever after.Quintin Lockhart knows he is failing. The sheep his tenants are breeding keep dying. The land Father granted him refuses to turn a profit. And now, the worst has happened. Esther, finally back on English soil, has turned cold and distant toward him. Where is his cheerful best friend? Where is the girl he grew up with, the one he'd known for over a decade, and the one he wanted to marry? Or, perhaps, she has finally realized that a connection to a third son with no wealth isn't all that exciting.Struggling to interpret the change he sees in Esther, Quintin tries desperately to show her that he still cares. But Esther, drowning in shame, refuses to listen to her own heart. How can she expect love from Quintin when she can't even love herself? If all that happened abroad came to light, how would Esther ever be able to work through the darkness inside herself? Perhaps it truly is best if she simply tells him good bye.A Farewell Kiss is a clean and wholesome Regency romance (think: a clean Bridgerton), full of witty characters and a heart-warming happily ever after. Buy A Farewell Kiss and start falling in love today.The stories in the Lockhart Sweet Regency Romance series are all standalone novels. They can be read apart or enjoyed in proper order. Book One: Wager for a Lady's Hand Book Two: Lily for my Enemy Book Three: A Heart in the Balance Book Four: A Farewell Kiss Book Five: A Well-Kept Promise *previously published under the author name L. G. Rollins.