Book Description:
Every word in his old letter spells mortification.
There was only one reason young Harrison Chase moved away from his idyllic country upbringing to the long dark hours of working in a London factory—he was bound and determined to make his fortune and deserve a chance to court Christine Stone. But as years passed and his dream of making a fortune came closer into view, he realized there were a lot more important things in life than young, unrequited love.
In the middle of his charge to reverse the Corn Laws, and make food affordable to workers struggling to feed their families, his housekeeper helpfully mails a letter she finds languishing amongst his things. Not just any letter—a six-year-old love letter to Christine. With no other choice, he rushes back to his childhood home on Christine’s family estate. If he can’t get his hands on that letter before she does, Christine will discover what a pitiful and pretentious fool he had been. Only, he hadn’t counted on the mail being delayed.
Now, Harrison must decide which is worse—waiting with Christine as he not-so-slowly falls back in love with her, or returning to London without the letter, knowing once she reads it, he will never be able to visit her or look her in the eye again.
My Review:
Have you ever written a letter to someone that you just wanted to express your feelings, knowing you’ll never send it to them? What if that letter accidentally gets posted? That’s the predicament Harrison Chase finds himself in when this piece of mail, declaring his love for Christine Stone written six years earlier, inadvertently gets sent to her. What’s a man to do? Try and intercept it of course!
The awkwardness and the misunderstandings between Harrison (Harry) and Christine when they see each other after so many years was so funny. Harry is trying to determine whether Christine has received the letter while she is trying to figure why he suddenly appears. We see Christine’s compassionate, caring nature as she has three days to get Harry to smile at her again before he returns to his solitary life.
Seeing Christine and Harry repair their relationship makes this a delightful story and one that I recommend reading. It is a novella and you will easily be able to read this in one day. So, grab yourself a drink, a snack, and this book so you can enjoy some time with Christine and Harry.
I was given a copy of this book with no obligation to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are my own.
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