Declaring one’s love can be hard—even risky—especially when faced with some of life’s greatest challenges. Separated by class, time, and distance, some loves must remain secret until the time is right. Instead, notes of affection, acts of kindness, gifts of admiration, and lots of prayer are circulated. From New England mansions, to homestead hovels, love is quietly nourished and waiting for the right time to be revealed. But when love can finally be boldly expressed, will it be received by love in return?

INCLUDES MY NOVELLA: The Cost of a Heart

Newport, Rhode Island, 1897  –  Nathaniel Evans has stood by Lily Montgomery through a broken marriage and the death of her husband. On the eve of her return into social life, he battles his attraction to her. But he is a servant, she a socialite.