Synopsis
From New York Times best-selling author Penelope Ward, comes a new stand-alone novel.
The one that got away. Every girl has one, right?
Mine was a charming, British aristocrat who turned my world upside down one summer. From the moment I first spotted Leo in the distance through my binoculars, I’d been captivated. I certainly never expected to find a man showering outside of the property across the bay in his birthday suit.
Then I noticed his housemate staring back at me with binoculars of his own - watching me watching Leo. That made for an interesting conversation starter when I inevitably ran into them. Turned out, the handsome Brits were only renting that house for the summer in my seaside town.
Leo and I formed an instant connection, even though we were technically opposites by all appearances. I taught him how to dig for clams, and he taught me that not all wealthy and powerful guys are pretentious.
Despite knowing he was totally wrong for me, I couldn’t seem to stay away.
It was a wild and crazy few months. And before I knew it, we’d fallen in love. We both had one wish: more time together.
But Leo had obligations back home. He lived a life I’d never fit into. And I was going to law school. So, we decided to end it and never look back. A part of me always felt like I’d let my soulmate walk away.
I believed our story was over.
Until five years later when he sent me a letter that shook me to my core. I’d thought my world was turned upside down that first summer?
Well, I knew nothing yet.
Publisher: Penelope Ward Books, Inc.
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Lord Leo Covington, has come to the United States, along with his cousin Sigmund, to be able to clear his head before he would have to go b ack to England to assume his responsibilities that his dad had been grooming him for.
He was expected to marry at 30 to a woman of proper status and produce a male heir.
When he meets Felicity Dunleavy, he finds her captivating.
She has had a hard life in the foster care system where the people she would learn to care for would always leave until she finds Mrs Angelini.
She doesn't put...
Lord Leo Covington, has come to the United States, along with his cousin Sigmund, to be able to clear his head before he would have to go b ack to England to assume his responsibilities that his dad had been grooming him for.
He was expected to marry at 30 to a woman of proper status and produce a male heir.
When he meets Felicity Dunleavy, he finds her captivating.
She has had a hard life in the foster care system where the people she would learn to care for would always leave until she finds Mrs Angelini.
She doesn't put her trust in people easily because they have always broken her heart.
Mrs. Angelini takes care of her like the mother she's never had, and she becomes the daughter that Mrs Angelini never had.
Leo and Felicity know their time is short and that they will get hurt in the end, but they can't help the attraction they feel for each other.
As they navigate through the ups and downs of life, they eventually find their happy-ever-after.
I very much enjoyed the audible with Andi Arndt and Jacob Morgan. I am new to Jacob Morgan and thoroughly enjoyed his British accent and when he did Nan's voice at the end it was very emotional. Andi always does a beautiful job and was exceptional once again with her inflections and the way she portrayed the characters.
I look forward to Sigmund's story, The Surrogate, next.
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