A mysterious letter unlocks forbidden love.
Maggie MacLaren longs to leave her hometown, even if she must quell her attraction to rugged steelworker Jake O'Neill. He is handsome and solid, like the ordinary life all around her. When refined Andrew Adair walks into Maggie's library, he sweeps her into his world of wealth and power, where dreams seem possible.
High above the town, reclusive young widow Allison Kimball finds a love letter tucked into her carpetbag. So begins a series of secret epistles and midnight trysts with a man she's forbidden to love. When tragic flood waters come crashing down on the town, only courage will help love survive.
Originally published as Watermarks.
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J.L. Jarvis writes romance novels. She received her undergraduate training from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a doctorate from the University of Houston. She now lives and writes in New York. For information about upcoming books, sign up for her newsletter at news.jljarvis.com.
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In Victorian America, life isn't all parlors and parasols.
Maggie MacLaren longs for a life beyond her hometown. One man stands in her way-Jake O'Neill. He is handsome and solid, like the steel town around them. He's a man she could love, but she won't. When wealthy Andrew Adair walks into Maggie's library, he sweeps her into a world of luxury and power, where her dreams could come true. But Andrew's not all he seems to be.
High above town, reclusive young widow Allison Kimball arrives at her family's exclusive mountain retreat to find tucked into her carpetbag a love letter. So begins a series of secret notes and midnight trysts with her true love, a man she can't have. The world poised against them will soon come crashing down in the Johnstown Flood of 1889.
Delve into this sweeping tale about fighting for love in the face of disaster.
Previously published as Watermarks.