The Lady He Lost

London society is stunned when Lieutenant Eli Williams returns to England, seemingly resurrected from the dead. No one is more surprised than Jane Bishop, who once loved Eli until he was caught kissing her cousin and was forced into an engagement. Eli was sent to war before they could marry and was presumed lost in a shipwreck, so Jane’s cousin married another. Now that Eli has returned, Jane is determined to keep him from hurting her again, as she is far more intent on securing her financial future through the gambling ring of ladies she has slowly formed under the nose of her meddling, marriage-minded uncle. Yet Eli, with his longing gazes and delicious kisses, manages to open up Jane’s heart anew. As Jane grows to trust Eli and their friendship again, Eli’s secrets from his shipwreck past and a court martial threaten to scuttle any hopes he has of fully earning Jane’s heart. Narrator Blythe Fortune offers a solid performance, effectively capturing both Jane’s and Eli’s voices.