Henry is a banker who has made his start by less than honest means. Now, he's a serious, no-nonsense man who guards his secret almost as much as he guards his investments. When a young woman comes into his bank wanting a loan for her charity, he isn't quite on board.
Dessa has her own secrets, but she is determined to see her friend's dream come to fruition. While her friend didn't intend to borrow so much, Dessa feels that there is no better time than the present to start saving women from lives where they sell themselves just to make enough money to survive.
Henry's uncle pushes through the loan, but Henry takes more convincing. These two seem to almost be from opposite ends of the spectrum. Henry is quiet and somewhat cynical while Dessa wants to see the best in everyone.
They both have to fight their secrets before they can consider feeling something for each other. More like they will admit their feelings. Henry has given up a relationship before to spare the woman any shame should his secret come out. Dessa gave up any hope of marriage for the same reason. The secrets have to come out eventually but they both fear the consequences.
I enjoyed this book. I couldn't put it down and really liked the characters. This book has totally different characters than Bees in the Butterfly Garden, so you don't have to read them in order although I recommend reading that one as well. Had a comment from the author on my review of the first book that mentioned The Gilded Legacy being a two book series. While I wish there was more, I enjoyed these two. Good Book!
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