Tame the Restless Heart

by Patricia Mathews and Patricia Matthews

Book Overview

Laura Purcell is a 25-year-old innocent who lives with her tyrannical father and submissive mother in a California religious community. When a traveling actor, Nickolas Orlando, befriends Laura, she... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• ISBN: B000OFL34S
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Bantam Books
• Length: 339 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Tame the Restless Heart by Patricia Matthews

This is a historical romance, and was a doubleday book club selection. Description from the book back cover: Laura Purcell is a 25-year-old innocent who lives with her tyrannical father and submissive mother in a California religious community. When a traveling actor, Nickolas Orlando, befriends Laura, she throws caution to the wind and marries him. Nickolas is handsome, charming, and well-intentioned - but a rake. The couple seems to be doing well, but when one of Nickolas's affairs results in pregnancy, he flees leaving Laura destitute. Fortunately, Laura has learned a few things while helping the theater troupe, and eventually becomes a top executive with the venerable Barnum & London Circus. That's when Nickolas reappears and threatens Laura with a secret that could destroy all she holds dear.