Emily worries that she might have a rival for his affections. The war changes Walter into an efficient army officer who demands to be obeyed.

When Walter volunteers for the army, Emily and her son are evacuated to a rat infested cottage in a farming community near Hebden Bridge.

Their air raid shelter is destroyed by a direct hit. The family experience rationing and the terror of bombing. Emily's actions will see her struggle to survive the subsequent devastation brought about by the war, as she and her four year old son are thrown into the midst of danger and death. She sees marriage as a partnership of equals and resolves to elope to escape such a male dominated society. Is it love? Or is it betrayal? Show bookĮmily falls passionately in love with working class Walter, despite fierce opposition from her class conscious father. And when the flair she inherited from her father captivates and mystifies the magnificent Duke, something stirs in Tempera that she has never felt before. While her stepmother flirts with C?te D?Azur society Tempera contents herself with capturing the local flora?s beauty on canvas. So Tempera escorts her Belle-m?re in the guise of a servant andĪttempts to coach her in fine art, the Duke?s consuming passion. At last ? the prospect of a handsome, aristocratic suitor for Tempera?s Belle-m?re who would keep them both in the style to which they would dearly love to be re-acquainted! To arrive without a lady?s maid is inconceivable ? to afford one impossible.

So when Lady Rothley?s womanly wiles attract an invitation from none other than the Duke of Chevingham to join him in the South of France, it?s a Godsend. The death of her beloved father, has left artistic and idealistic Tempera and her stunning, scatterbrained stepmother Lady Rothley bereft not only of love but also of money. The sexy, heartwarming, and hilarious 'prequel' to This Heart of Mine-Susan Elizabeth Phillips's New York Times bestselling blockbuster-It Had To Be You is an enchanting story of two stubborn people who believe in playing for keeps. So why is Dan drawn to the shameless sexpot like a heat-seeking missile? And why does the coach's good ol' boy charm leave cosmopolitan Phoebe feeling awkward, tongue-tied. And the sexy new boss is everything Dan despises-a meddling bimbo who doesn't know a pigskin from a pitcher's mound. And Phoebe is definitely not ready for the Stars' head coach, former gridiron legend Dan Calebow, a sexist jock taskmaster with a one-track mind. Summary The Windy City isn't quite ready for Phoebe Somerville-the outrageous, curvaceous New York knockout who has just inherited the Chicago Stars football team. But please don't worry, you still have more than 500,000 other books you can enjoy! It Had to Be You Susan Elizabeth Phillips We are sorry! The publisher (or author) gave us the instruction to take down this book from our catalog.

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