Coloring a Silent Earl’s Heart by Henrietta Harding

Widowed, penniless, and pursued by a ruthless creditor, Sophia Sinclair turns to the one skill that might save her: painting. A portrait commission at a seaside estate offers her a fresh start, but the Earl she must paint is colder and more charming than she ever imagined…

Wounded in war and left in silence, Alexander Balfour, Earl of Aldeburgh, has shut himself away from the world. Haunted and dismissed as broken, he avoids all feelings, until a spirited young widow begins to stir something long buried…
Each brushstroke fills their hearts with hope and Sophia slowly manages to break the walls Alexander constructed around his heart. Can a silent earl and a desperate artist dare to hope for love in a colorless world? When it matters most, will Alexander find his voice once again?

“Coloring a Silent Earl’s Heart” is a historical romance novel of approximately 60,000 words. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.