How to Wake a Sleeping Lady

by Bree Wolf

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They found each other once. Now love asks them to begin again. Grant and Agnes Barrett chose each other—freely, fiercely, and with hearts wide open. Then a tragic accident swept Nessa into the sea and out of his life. Grant mourned her as lost. But now, three years later, in a quiet coastal abbey, he finds her alive… and changed.

She lives as Martha, with no memory of him, their life together, or the love that once stitched them close. To her, he’s a stranger. To him, she’s everything.

He hopes love will find her again. She hopes she’ll recognize it when it does. Grant returns not with pressure, but with tenderness. Kind. Steady. Determined to let her choose him again. And Nessa begins to care—first with curiosity, then with longing. But as pieces of her past surface, they bring truths she wasn’t prepared for. Doubts flicker. Identity blurs.

Still, she finds herself wanting him—not out of obligation, but desire. This is not a romance reclaimed. It’s one rewritten in real time, shaped by who she is now. And in choosing Grant again, Nessa takes a leap of faith—not because she remembers what they had, but because she believes in what they might still become.

She loved him once. Now she’ll decide if she can do it again—without a map, without memory, but with hope.

If you’ve ever stood on the edge of something new and had to trust your own heart—without proof, without guarantees—this story is for you.

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Book Details

Genre

Historical Romance

Subgenre

Regency (1811–1820)

Series

Happy Ever Regency Series

Audience

Adult

Bell Peppers

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Profanity

2 Mild

Violence

1 None

Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco

1 None

Publication Date

January 1, 2019

Language Versions

English

Fiction Form

Novel

Sensitive Themes

Grief or loss of a loved one, Death of a child, Murder or attempted murder

About the Author

Hi, I’m Bree Wolf—a USA Today bestselling author, former academic, and life-long lover of stories. I studied English and Specialized Translation, wandered the halls of universities, spending more years than I should have trying to be reasonable.Eventually, that quiet, persistent voice in my head said: It’s time to write.I’ve since published over fifty historical romances, each one stitched together from pieces of my own heart: doubts, regrets, fears, and messy, hopeful dreams. I love chocolate (especially when chapters get emotional), cry far too easily at my keyboard, and have a deep spiritual bond with cats… which is tragically one-sided, as I’m terribly allergic. A lifelong heartbreak, truly.