The Longing

• Author: Wendy Lindstrom
• Publisher: St. Martin's
• Year: 2003
• Setting: Fredonia, New York, 1871
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Book Description

Would she surrender her vow to love in name only?

She Needed A Husband Amelia Drake became a bride because she was tired of being played for a fool. As a naive teen, she'd been seduced, abandoned, and doomed to life as a spinster. Her father's sudden death left her facing financial ruin. And when his business rival - sawmill owner Kyle Grayson - unwittingly puts her in a compromising position, she is determined to save her honor the only way she can: marriage to a man she barely knows....

He Needed Her Love When Kyle Grayson accused his competitor Tom Drake of treachery, he never imagined the man would die in his arms. Wracked with guilt, he marries Amelia and vows to resurrect her father's lumberyard. Though hard and cynical when it comes to love, he is all too aware of his desire for his beautiful wife - sensing her secret longing for his touch, her fear of his passion....and the unspoken secrets weighing down on their marriage. But will the searing truth deep in their heart hold the power of forgiveness - and a chance for everlasting love?