Call Home the Heart — Rebecca George

Lovely eighteen-year-old Cassandra Harding and her soul-mate, Diccon, son of the Duchess of Stratford, vow to be together always. But the jealous Duchess has other plans for her son and arranges a marriage for Cassandra that will take her to America without Diccon's knowledge.

In New York, Cassandra struggles to overcome betrayal and survive for thirteen years until she returns to England. Although those years have left their mark, when confronted with Diccon, Cassandra, still young and beautiful, discovers her passion and love for him are very much alive. Despite believing Cassandra eloped with another, Diccon's feelings for her are no less potent than her feelings for him. But when Napoleon escapes from Elba their reunion is threatened as the past returns to endanger Diccon's life and Cassie must fight for their future.