Counterpoint

<p>When Alexandra first meets Patrick her handsome and enigmatic step-brother he tears apart the fabric of her quiet world...</p><p>So begins the epic love story that had fans of <em>Torn </em>gripping their seats.</p><p>But there's another side to the story a darker side: Patrick's side.</p><p>Welcome to a world of lust decadence and violence.</p><p><em>Counterpoint </em>is a re-telling of <em>Torn</em> told in Patrick's own words and by those closest to him.</p><p>As <em>Torn </em>ushers readers into the very proper parlours of Regency England where young ladies live within the bounds of the social restraints of their time <em>Counterpoint </em>thrusts readers onto a rollicking ride through a clandestine world of wealth privilege and dark passions.</p><p>In glittering ballrooms sordid London backstreets and bloodied battlefields Patrick Washburn comes of age in a time of licentiousness when profligate young men live life for the moment with no restraint and no regrets.</p><p> </p><p><em></em>Counterpoint <em>could well be a truer reflection of the way people lived in Regency England than we've become used to and make no mistake: Patrick is definitely no Mr Darcy. </em>Leanne Manchester UK</p>