Ellie is a spinster. Her cousin doesn't really want her and no one else seems to either. She's plain, poor and doesn't have much hope of a content life. When she gets a proposal of marriage, it is with the understanding that there will be no love. She's basically a housekeeper and nursemaid. Ellie agrees.
Jackson hasn't been very smart in terms of love. The only woman he's ever loved left him, so he married a woman he didn't love. When she died, she brought scandal to his door. He asks Ellie to be his wife and her plain face insures that he won't have to deal with the same type of scandal.
Misunderstandings happen all the time as these two try to learn how to communicate and be honest with each other. Jackson's anger threatens to ruin any hope they have of a life together. Ellie has the patience of a saint, especially when dealing with Jackson. While Jackson isn't very likable at the beginning, by the end of the book, I thought he was much better.
I enjoyed this book. There are two more in this series, Love's First Bloom and Hidden Affections. After looking at the descriptions, the character names aren't familiar, so it's okay to read these by themselves.
This author also has another series, the Candlewood Trilogy. It appears to be more of a straight historical novel, so I don't plan on reading it soon. This book was enjoyable and I'll be on the lookout for the other two in the series. Good Book!
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