The Doctor's Cruel Heart

A Sweet Clean Regency Romance Novel

Dr. Jonathan Fairchild has built his life on precision, reputation, and distance. Once a man of idealism, he learned—through public humiliation and a broken heart—that caring is a liability best excised. In London’s most fashionable circles, he is known for his brilliance… and his aloofness.

Lady Rosalind Westerly refuses to believe that kindness is wasted on the undeserving. When the foundlings of St. Catherine’s are left without medical care, she turns to the one man skilled enough to save them—whether he wishes to be saved himself or not.

Drawn together by duty and defiance, Jonathan and Rosalind clash over charity, pride, and the cost of compassion. But as wounded hearts and broken bodies alike are placed in Jonathan’s care, the walls he has so carefully constructed begin to fracture.

When the past resurfaces and old cruelties threaten new hope, Jonathan must decide whether love is a risk worth taking—or whether he will retreat once more into the safety of a heart made cold.

A slow-burn historical romance about redemption, resilience, and the courage it takes to feel again.
Level: clean