Histria Books is pleased to announce the release of Bound by Love by Edith Layton. This novel is published by Histria Romance, an imprint of Histria Books dedicated to outstanding books in the romance genre.
Set in 1745 Virginia and England, Bound by Love follows Jared St. Andrew Bellington, a boy stripped of security and status, whose life becomes entwined with the Kensington family after an act of courage at the docks. What begins as a story of survival grows into an intimate historical romance about identity, class, memory, and the difficult work of deciding who gets to belong.
The novel’s freshness lies in its refusal to treat the past as decorative. Its colonial world is physically vivid and morally unsettled, shaped by indenture, inherited privilege, trade, and the damage done when people are treated as property. Jared’s voice brings real emotional force to questions historical romance often leaves at the edges: how does someone rebuild a self after being denied control over his own life? With its warm family relationships, sharply felt social pressures, and romance rooted in mutual recognition rather than fantasy, Bound by Love offers readers a more searching kind of escapism.
Edith Layton (1938-2009) began her career as a freelance journalist before publishing her debut novel, The Duke’s Wager. She went on to write over 30 novels, winning numerous accolades including the Romantic Times Award for Best New Regency Author. Today, her classic backlist is being brought to a new generation of readers, along with several never-before-published works.
