![]() There’s an unfortunate issue of Valinda being engaged, but we’ll manage that. If he didn’t do it, one of his brothers totally would, because even after the terrible day and with a bruised face and no money, Valinda is obviously a cut above. Naturally, Drake’s family are A++ humans, more than happy to take in an unknown waif, and Drake himself has decided he’s going to stake a claim. To add insult to injury, she can’t get into the safe haven of the convent that’s been providing her teaching work, and she’s from New York, so it’s not like she has local family to turn to. ![]() She’s been having trouble getting paid, her school has been spoliated, her precious readers have been burned, she’s been assaulted by the men responsible for the spoliation, her nice landlady has died, and her rude and racist landlady has evicted her. Valinda and Drake meet while Valinda is being assaulted in the woods and Drake and his sister-in-law come to her rescue. Overall: This would be a good holiday read except that it’s also heavy because it’s set during Reconstruction Plot: worked, but there was a lot going on Character Chemistry: sudden but believable ![]()
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