The Clerk — Mary Kingswood

A novella-length prequel to the Silver Linings Mysteries series.

Off the coast of Cornwall in the southwestern tip of England, the sturdy ship the Brig Minerva is making its way from Dublin to its home port of Southampton. But tragedy strikes: the ship hits rocks and sinks almost at once, with only three survivors.

For fiercely independent Ginny Chandry, struggling to hold her family together after her father's death, the wrecking turns her life upside down. And the most unsettling aspect is injured Jonathan Ellsworthy, a humble clerk looking for work. Is this the moment for Ginny to finally surrender to love? Or does Jonathan have secrets in his past to keep them apart?

This is a complete story with a HEA. A traditional Regency romance, drawing room rather than bedroom.