**Something has always lived in Winthrop House...** After his book becomes a best-seller, novelist Jack Ripley moves into a house on the edge of Cutler Harbor with his wife and two daughters. Nearly a century old, Winthrop House is newly-restored and boasts a gorgeous oceanfront view. But
Winning Miss Winthrop
β Scribed by Carolyn Miller
- Publisher
- Kregel Publications
- Year
- 2018
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 340 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0825475023
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β¦ Synopsis
"A touching, charming tale of love won and lost and won again. . . . Brings the Regency period to vivid life." - Julianna Deering, author of the Drew Farthering Mysteries
Catherine Winthrop has cried out to God too many times to count. Years ago, the man who stole her heart rejected herβand she's never recovered. Now tragedy has brought him back into her life. This time it isn't her heart he's taking, it's her home and her family's good nameβand she has no one to share her grief.
Jonathan Carlew's life may look enviable from the outsideβwealthy, handsome, landedβbut the mystery surrounding his birth has shadowed his entire life. Now as he ascends to the barony, fresh challenges await, including a scheming mama who wants him to embrace power, even at the cost of losing love. How can he remain the kind, honorable man he strives to be and still meet the demands of his new society responsibilities?
These two broken hearts must decide whether their painful past...
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