Could losing everything be the best thing to happen to Annabelle Thorley?
In the fallout of her deceased father’s financial ruin, Annabelle’s prospects are looking bleak. Her fiancé has called off their betrothal, and now she remains at the mercy of her controlling and often cruel brother. Annabelle soon faces the fact that her only hope for a better life is to do the unthinkable and run away to Fellsworth, the home of her long-estranged aunt and uncle, where a teaching position awaits her. Working for a wage for the first time in her life forces Annabelle to adapt to often unpleasant situations as friendships and roles she’s taken for granted are called into question.
Owen Locke is unswerving in his commitments. As a widower and father, he is fiercely protective of his only daughter. As an industrious gamekeeper, he is intent on keeping poachers at bay even though his ambition has always been to eventually purchase land that he can call his own. When a chance encounter introduces him to the lovely Annabelle Thorley, his steady life is shaken. For the first time since his wife’s tragic death, Owen begins to dream of a second chance at love.
As Owen and Annabelle grow closer, ominous forces threaten the peace they thought they’d found. Poachers, mysterious strangers, and murderers converge at Fellsworth, forcing Annabelle and Owen to a test of fortitude and bravery to stop the shadow of the past from ruining their hopes for the future.
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Book Title: A Stranger at Fellsworth
Book Author: Sarah Ladd
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"Let her know love,and let her know the peace that comes with forgiveness. Keep her safe from those who wish to harm her, and give her strength as she faces life's challenges."
A mother's prayer, nearly prophetic in its plea before the the Almighty God; for Annabelle Thorley's life is pitifully bereft of love, overflowing with the kind of desperation that only a young woman with an uncertain future can bear . Following the death of both parents and pursuant rumors of her father's scandalous business affairs, Annabelle's brother insists on forcing a marriage between Annabelle and a very wealthy man whom she despises. Trusting that an estranged aunt and uncle will give her shelter, Annabelle and her former lady's maid flee London with the help of a virtual stranger, Owen Locke, the games keeper of an estate bordering the grounds of the Fellsworth School that her uncle manages.
As Annabelle settles into her new life as a teacher, her acquaintance with the handsome widower who is the games keeper strengthens. Owen's young daughter is a student at Fellsworth, giving him reason to frequent the grounds on a regular basis in order to visit her. Along with managing the natural resources of a vast estate, Owen's job also includes uncovering and apprehending a stealthy ring of poachers who have been taking advantage of the surrounding properties. As a result, neither Annabelle or Owen could have possibly foreseen how their past, present and futures could have melded into the path now set before them.
Annabelle's mother had been right all along, "peace was not dependent upon your circumstances. It was dependent upon where you placed your faith."
I received a copy of this book from the author and her publisher. The opinions stated are entirely my own.
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