Hearth or Heart
by Emily Lane
(The Bowman Girls #1)
Publication date: July 13th 2026
Genres: Adult, Historical, Historical Romance, Romance
After her father dies, Effie Bowman and her eight sisters are left penniless, homeless, and alone. Salvation comes in the form of the new custodian of the estate, Mr Thornaby. But the more she learns of Mr Thornaby, the more she realises he needs her discretion as much as she needs his security.
In her efforts to moderate the wild Mr Thornaby, she recruits the unlikely aid of ton society’s most determined widower, Sir John Callander.
As the season progresses and Effie pulls Sir John deeper into her desperate schemes to moderate Mr Thornaby, both are forced to wonder if Effie is attempting to tame the wrong gentleman.
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254457104-hearth-or-heart
Purchase:
Amazon: https://amzn.to/4bxz9Wu
About the author:
Emily Lane writes sweet, clean Regency Romance perfect for fans of Georgette Heyer, Sophia Holloway, and Sophie Irwin. Hearth or Heart, her debut, launches July 13th. By day, Emily is a Management Consultant in the Lifesciences industry – she hopes her novels have just as much chemistry as her job! She lives in Thailand, which would be inconvenient but for the hot weather.
The Bowman Girls is Emily’s first Regency romance series, with 3 books currently planned.
Hearth or Heart (out now)
Past or Promise (Late 2026)
Duty or Devotion (Late 2026)
Author links:
https://emilylanewrites.com/
https://www.instagram.com/emilylanewrites/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578375985653
https://emilylanewrites.com/mailing-list
Sounds like a good read.