Joan Smith: Reluctant Bride

Reluctant Bride is #171 in Fawcett's Coventry Romance series and was published in March 1982. Lizzie's only item of value is a diamond necklace that she plans to sell in order to secure her home. However, it is stolen on the way to London and Sir Edmund Blount offers to help them after his coach crashes into theirs!

Allan Kass shows our hero reassuring the heroine while they sit in front of an inn fire. The heroine seems relaxed while the hero talks to her. I like the light and shadows that Allan uses to highlight our couple.