title: The Veiled Heart (The Velvet Basement) (Volume 1)
author:  Elsa Holland 
description: <span><span>"Miriam and Lord Worthington are unconventional characters, and this sets the book apart, as they are superbly written and feel very real. Their relationship will have readers' hearts fluttering, and pining for the next book in the series.</span><span>What will Holland surprise us with next?"<b></b></span></span><b><i>~ RTBookReviews</i></b><b><i>4 STARS SCORCHER</i></b><br /><br /><b><span>"This story is very unlike anything else on the market at the moment! Yes, it's certainly erotic, and yes, it's a historical romance...but it's so much more than either of those things!"</span><i><span></span><span>~ Hopelessly Devoted 2 Books</span></i></b><span></span><br /><br /><b>"Powerful feelings come to play in Elsa Holland's beautifully written novel The Veiled Heart, part of her Velvet Basement series. Characters who are physically attractive but soul tarnished rise to overcome their past in this sensual and moving tale....."</b> <b><i>~</i><span><i>Jenerated Reviews</i></span></b><br /><br /><b><span>"Miriam and Lord Worthington are unconventional characters, and this sets the book apart, as they are superbly written and feel very real. Their relationship will have readers' hearts fluttering, and pining for the next book in the series.</span><span>What will Holland surprise us with next?"</span></b><b><i>~ RTBookReviews</i></b><b><i>4 STARS SCORCHER</i></b>
zlib_text: THE BOUND HEART
  
  The Velvet Basement Book 2
  
  Elsa Holland
  
   _Elsa Holland Books_
  
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  without prior permission in writing from the author.
  
  The characters in this book are fictitious and any resemblance to real
  persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
  
  The Bound Heart © Elsa Holland. All Rights Reserved, except where otherwise
  noted.
  
  > >  _For Kylie_
  
  > >  _Thank you for Jamie_
  
  > >  _XXOX_
  
  Contents
  
    *  _Dedication_
    *  _Acknowledgements_
    * CHAPTER ONE
    * CHAPTER TWO
    * CHAPTER THREE
    * CHAPTER FOUR
    * CHAPTER FIVE
    * CHAPTER SIX
    * CHAPTER SEVEN
    * CHAPTER EIGHT
    * CHAPTER NINE
    * CHAPTER TEN
    * CHAPTER ELEVEN
    * CHA