{"product_id":"2940150294950","title":"Her Heart's Desire","description":"Lily patted him on the arm kindly.\u003cbr\u003e“You are bound to find a young woman worthy of your adoration one day, Charlie. I am most flattered that you think of me in that way.”\u003cbr\u003e“But not enough to allow me to ask permission to court you?”\u003cbr\u003e“Of course not, dear Charlie. You and I would never do.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer Heart’s Desire is another Dockerty saga based on Vivienne’s family tree, set in Victorian Merseyside in 1893.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEighteen year old Lily is spoilt and petted by her father. She spurns the love of Charlie, a twenty-one year old shipyard worker. A courtship from a boy with his lowly background would never do. Lily has her heart set on marrying her cousin Lawrence Patterson, a sea captain with whom Lily has fallen in love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Lawrence marries Bertha, Lily’s older sister, and Lily, unable to have her heart’s desire, marries Army officer Roland instead. Charlie, who is left bereft when his beloved marries another, finds himself burdened with Mary, a wife who can be cruel and manipulative, causing him to up sticks and make a new life for himself elsewhere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy 1903 both have been widowed. Roland has been killed in the Boer War and Mary died in childbirth. Will fate bring Lily and?Charlie back together??Only time will tell... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer Heart’s Desire will appeal to fans of Vivienne Dockerty’s work and those that enjoy historical romance fiction. Vivienne is inspired by Katie Flynn and Maureen Lee and her writing style emulates the work of Dilly Court.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Matador Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47073437090032,"sku":"2940150294950","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940150294950_p0.jpg?v=1763741801","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940150294950","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}