Charlotte's father has died. According to the lawyer, he never properly filed claim to the land that Charlotte's plantation, Fairhaven, sits on. She's not sure what it all means, but she made a promise to her father to try and grow rice and pay off her debts. She's going to try and do it alone, and things aren't the same in the south as they were before the Civil War.
Problems arise and Charlotte decides to take on two young girls to teach. Their father, Nicholas, is a widower and is looking into his claim on land in the area. If he's successful, odds are that he owns Fairhaven as well. Then what would Charlotte do? She finds Nicholas to be good man, and grows to care about him. If it comes to a land dispute, would they ever be able to be together?
I did enjoy this book. I didn't realize when I started reading it that Carolina Gold was actually a type of rice grown in the south. I learned a lot, but it wasn't like reading a textbook. This is more a novel of Charlotte's journey to discover her path than a romance, but the affection she has for Nicholas is in there enough to make it balanced. I also enjoyed the author's note at the end explaining her inspirations for the novel.
Up next for Dorothy Love is a novella, A Proper Marriage, which comes out October 7th. Also, coming out December 9 is The Bracelet, a new novel. Good Book!
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