Separated by miles and years, love flourishes again.
Sybil Hazelgrove longs for connection, but she was unlucky in love, and at the tender age of twenty-six has reluctantly resigned herself to a humdrum spinsterhood. The unexpected return of Desmond Murphy—her first love, who disappeared ten years ago without a word—stirs up painful feelings she thought long buried.
Ten years ago, Sybil’s parents crushed Desmond’s dreams when they summarily dismissed him—a lowly gardener—for sending their daughter a Valentine. Desmond has since worked his way up in the world to successful botanist and illustrator who travels to exotic locations with his colleague Lord Framhurst. Seeing Sybil rekindles his youthful affections, but the question of why she never answered his many letters hangs over their budding reconnection.
Sybil and Desmond’s tentative reconnection snowballs when a blizzard traps Desmond and his companions in the hotel Sybil runs with her crotchety grandmother. Can Sybil and Desmond overcome class differences, hurt feelings, an interfering grandmother, and a clingy American heiress to find their way back to love?
This is a standalone novella in the Victorian Valentines series with the tropes of second-chance love and forced proximity.
Genre: Inspirational
Sybil Hazelgrove longs for connection, but she was unlucky in love, and at the tender age of twenty-six has reluctantly resigned herself to a humdrum spinsterhood. The unexpected return of Desmond Murphy—her first love, who disappeared ten years ago without a word—stirs up painful feelings she thought long buried.
Ten years ago, Sybil’s parents crushed Desmond’s dreams when they summarily dismissed him—a lowly gardener—for sending their daughter a Valentine. Desmond has since worked his way up in the world to successful botanist and illustrator who travels to exotic locations with his colleague Lord Framhurst. Seeing Sybil rekindles his youthful affections, but the question of why she never answered his many letters hangs over their budding reconnection.
Sybil and Desmond’s tentative reconnection snowballs when a blizzard traps Desmond and his companions in the hotel Sybil runs with her crotchety grandmother. Can Sybil and Desmond overcome class differences, hurt feelings, an interfering grandmother, and a clingy American heiress to find their way back to love?
This is a standalone novella in the Victorian Valentines series with the tropes of second-chance love and forced proximity.
Genre: Inspirational
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