The Shadow of The Heath

A stolen legacy. A forbidden passion. A land that never forgets.

Surrey, 1785. The Bagshot Heath is a place of shifting sands and lethal secrets, where the law ends and the "Rogue of the Woods" begins.

Isadora Beckinsale, the daughter of Farnham's most rigid Magistrate, has her life mapped out: a loveless marriage to the cruel Colonel Sterling and a quiet existence within the walls of propriety. But when her carriage is ambushed on the Devil's Highway, she finds herself at the mercy of Julian Vane-a man the world calls a thief, but who was once the rightful heir to the very estate Sterling now occupies.

Julian is a ghost in his own land, living by the flintlock and the blade. He took Isadora for ransom, but he didn't count on her fire. As the Redcoats close in and the gallows of Gibbet Hill beckon, Isadora must decide: return to the safety of her gilded cage, or risk everything for an outlaw who offers her nothing but the wild freedom of the heather.

From the opulent ballrooms of Guildford to the treacherous "shaking bogs" of the Hampshire border, The Shadow of the Heath is a sweeping tale of vengeance, redemption, and a love that refuses to be tamed.

Seraphina Sinclair writes bold, intoxicating historical fiction where danger and desire walk hand-in-hand. Her critically acclaimed Phantom Chronicles series plunges readers into the gin-soaked shadows of 18th-century Europe, where master thief and folk legend Kit Valentine outwits empires with nothing but a razor wit, a stolen unicorn talisman, and a black silk ribbon hiding secrets even her lovers dare not touch.
A former stage actress turned clandestine storyteller, Seraphina draws on history's forgotten rebels to craft tales of fierce women who rewrite their fate-one heist, one kiss, one betrayal at a time. Her books blend meticulously researched period detail with open-door romance, slow-burn tension, and the kind of loyalty that survives hangings, drownings, and heartbreak.