Gabriel Locke is back and has made his intentions clear, but Jane Bell is reluctant to give up her inn and commit another man to a childless marriage. Mercy Grove has lost her school and must decide whether to uproot herself from Ivy Cottage to become a governess for a former pupil. When a secretive new dressmaker arrives in the village, the ladies soon suspect she isn't who she claims to be. And everyone expects Miss Brockwell to marry a titled gentleman, even though her heart is drawn to another. Surprises lie in store-- and dreams may yet come true. -- adapted from back cover.
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