The Outcast's Redemption

The Outcast's Redemption
Sarah Mallory

'I have come back to prove my innocence, if I can.'Ten years ago, Wolfgang Arrandale was discovered standing over the body of his wife. Forced to run, he has lived as a fugitive ever since, doing anything to survive. But now the revelation that he’s a father compels him to prove his innocence!Parson's daughter, Grace Duncombe, is intrigued by the wild stranger who arrives one night seeking refuge. It’s clear Wolf hides many secrets, but she’s drawn to him like no other. And soon she must defend this honourable outcast whatever the cost!

The Infamous Arrandales

Scandal is their destiny!

Meet the Arrandale family—dissolute, disreputable and defiant! This infamous family have scandal in their blood, and wherever they go their reputation will always precede them!

Don’t miss any of the fabulous books in Sarah Mallory’s dazzling new quartet!

The Chaperon’sSeductionTemptation of a GovernessReturn of the RunawayThe Outcast’s Redemption

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Author Note (#ulink_3a19c957-b445-56df-b612-3152d9c7e5f5)

This is the fourth in The Infamous Arrandales mini-series, and Wolfgang’s story is the one that started everything off for me. The Arrandales are a wild family, but Wolfgang Arrandale has always been the worst of them all—a rake and a rogue who fled to France after murdering his wife. His story is like a cloud on the horizon of the other stories, faint but always there, and finally in this book I have the chance to bring Wolf home.

In The Outcast’s Redemption Wolf returns to England to clear his name, and in the process falls in love with a good woman. A very good woman—because Grace is the daughter of a clergyman. She has lived a blameless life, a world away from Wolf’s own experiences. Grace has suffered heartache, but her belief in justice and goodness have never yet let her down. However, saving Wolfgang Arrandale proves to be her greatest challenge.

I do hope you enjoy Grace and Wolf’s adventure. In the process of discovering the truth of what happened at Arrandale Hall ten years ago they discover each other, and if they can overcome all the obstacles in their way they might even find their happy ending.

Enjoy!

The Outcast’s

Redemption

Sarah Mallory

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

SARAH MALLORY was born in the West Country and now lives on the beautiful Yorkshire moors. She has been writing for more than three decades—mainly historical romances set in the Georgian and Regency period. She has won several awards for her writing, most recently the Romantic Novelists’ Association RoNA Rose Award in 2012, for The Dangerous Lord Darrington, and 2013, for Beneath the Major’s Scars.

For TGH.

Thank you.

Contents

Cover (#uae545ac9-641b-56d0-8ab4-d78f9b65061c)

Introduction (#u04b065da-3e08-5225-af4f-337b19e0e89d)

Author Note (#u0f3bc776-f656-5621-8263-cf21c614bca9)

Title Page (#u139db9ab-1da1-5191-80fa-5065e67d92b2)

About the Author (#u2a4a0b9f-d768-5f9d-b226-38d4eeede69f)

Dedication (#uee402566-6c26-5dcb-87fc-c89c311cb289)

Chapter One (#u1a0b02e8-9e2a-5942-a614-33a8997e5ada)

Chapter Two (#u6a4034a5-1848-533b-9cdc-fb53bd144487)

Chapter Three (#u74d33148-738d-59da-a404-a2162f5d239e)

Chapter Four (#ufce97ad3-3321-53bf-bfe9-0871c0e5fe94)

Chapter Five (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Six (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Extract (#litres_trial_promo)

Copyright (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter One (#ulink_77af6ed2-6a36-5d31-a47b-4dc7b12bdd6b)

March 1804

The village of Arrandale was bathed in frosty moonlight. Nothing stirred and most windows were shuttered or in darkness. Except the house standing within the shadow of the church. It was a stone building, square and sturdy, and lamps shone brightly in the two ground-floor windows that flanked the door. It was the home of Mr Titus Duncombe, the local parson, and the lights promised a welcome for any soul in need.

Just as they had always done, thought the man walking up the steps to the front door. Just as they had done ten years ago, when he had ridden through the village with the devil on his heels. Then he had not stopped. Now he was older, wiser and in need of help.

He grasped the knocker and rapped, not hard, but in the silence of the night the sound reverberated hollowly through the hall. A stooping, grey-haired manservant opened the door.

‘I would like to see the parson.’

The servant peered out, but the stranger kept his head dipped so the wide brim of his hat shadowed his face.

‘Who shall I say is here?’