The grey house had ceased to be a home for family life. It was dusky in the dining-room and quite chilly. And now his heir and nephew, Thomas Esmond, began to bid for his uncle's favour. It was very big and light and looked out on the lake. Your coming home has made me as foolish as a young girl of nineteen. When Sarah Ashley arrives in Victoria, British Columbia to open a mercantile for the manufacture and sale of bloomer costumes, she turns his colony topsy turvy. Not if Governor Jonathan Cromwell has his way. I'm adding it because I believe the one on the Goodreads page does not depict this story. When Sarah Ashley arrives in Victoria, British Columbia to open a mercantile for the manufacture and sale of bloomer costumes, she turns his colony topsy-turvy. The description of the book I am listing below is from the back jacket of the book.Ĭome Be My Love book. and a longing heart that tempts her to surrender her principles for one night of passion with the insufferably handsome rogue.Ĭome Be My Love book. Come hell or high water she will establish her business despite Jon's unfairly imposed obstacles. But Sarah didn't liquidate her entire savings and sail all the way from San Francisco to Victoria just to have her dreams dashed by Vancouver Island's arrogant young governor. But while she's intent on disrupting every facet of Jon's life, it seems, he can't decide whether to seduce the stunning suffragette into sweet submission, set more obstacles in her path, or send her away to preserve his colony. Can these two put their pasts behind and find love? Not if Governor Jonathan Cromwell has his way. The only woman he ever loved betrayed him.

Come Be My Love by Patricia Watters