All That I Am

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Rule #1: Trust No One</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>At the age of fourteen Elizabeth Townsend lost everything-her home her family and her fortune. Hunted and on the run from a man she doesn't even know she's used her wits to survive her dire circumstances. Now eight years later a new clue to her parents' whereabouts forces an unwanted return to London. A grateful earl is a complication she doesn't need but that's exactly what she gets when she throws herself in front of a speeding carriage to save a handsome stranger. While recuperating from her injuries at his home she discovers that the </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Earl of Ashby</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> just may be the safe harbor she's needed all along. But will her dark past finally catch up with her bringing danger right to his doorstep?</span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Rule #2: Never Fall In Love</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>After watching his mother's death destroy his father Aidan Lockwood Earl of Ashby has no interest in matters of the heart. He has an estate to manage a business to run and a sister to see happily settled. His life is orderly quiet and unremarkable. That is until the night Elizabeth Townsend barrels into it-literally. Despite his vow his shuttered heart is drawn to his </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>mysterious </strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>guest a woman he absolutely should not want but is powerless to resist. Worse yet is his overwhelming desire to protect her. As he's pulled deeper into her web of secrets it becomes clear she's in serious trouble. Will he risk everything he's built for his own safety in order to save her instead?</span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Rule #3: Rules Are Meant To Be Broken</span></p><p><br></p><p>Find a <strong>strong heroine</strong> and a <strong>cinnamon roll hero </strong>in this <strong>victorian England historical romance</strong> that explores love across <strong>class differences</strong> and a woman with a mysterious past. Trigger warning: this book recounts an abusive relationship (no actual on page occurrences)</p>