After ten years, Elizabeth discovers that the inheritance she has successfully managed was never hers to control; it has always belonged to Nicholas, the man who rebuffed her love ten years ago. But running her life is not part of his plan. Recognizing she has grown into a capable and beautiful woman, he swears he will not rest until she accepts that most precious gift of all--the gift of love.
Man-woman relationships, Fiction.
Manners and customs.
Man-woman relationships.
England, Social life and customs, 19th century, Fiction.