Loved You Better Than You Knew

Seventeen-year-old Cinthia Dawn drums her fingers against the windowpane, watching the autumn rain streak down glass, dreaming of a life larger than the one her aunt has imprisoned her in. Then comes the storm: violent, wild, transformative. Arthur Varian crashes into her world like something fated, saving her from danger and awakening desires she's never been allowed to name. In the chaos of thunder and rain, Cinthia finds everything she's craved: passion, purpose, a future that doesn't involve drudgery and duty. But Arthur is everything her family forbids, and as their secret meetings give way to whispered plans of elopement, Cinthia must choose between the safety of obedience and the terrifying freedom of following her heart. McVeigh Miller writes with Victorian sensation fiction's signature verve, using the storm both outside and within to explore what happens when a young woman decides her desires matter more than her family's expectations. This is a novel about the hunger of youth, the cost of rebellion, and the terrible sweetness of choosing your own path.