![]() ![]() The plot hinges on the children, with the relationship between Stone and Charlotte at times merely a sidebar. ![]() As Stone waits for authentication of Charlotte’s custody papers, the pair barely tolerate each other until revelations from Lily force the two to join forces to protect the child. Stone tracks down the makeshift family, but Charlotte is anything but the wily kidnapper he has envisioned. A wealthy land speculator, Lily’s grandfather hires former bounty hunter Stone Hammond to retrieve the Lily. Fearful for the children’s safety, Charlotte spirits three students, including Lily, out of the school in the dead of night. Lily’s recently dead mother, however, designated the school’s headmistress, Charlotte Atherton, as the child’s guardian. When Sullivan’s Academy for Exceptional Youths closes suddenly, the students’ future is uncertain-except for Lily, whose grandfather desperately wants the girl to assist his less than straightforward business dealings. ![]() Witemeyer’s ( A Tailor-Made Bride) latest historical romance is as much about faith and conviction as it is about the guy getting the girl. ![]()
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