Breathtakingly romantic, startlingly original, Connie Brockways novels have captured the hearts of readers and the raves of critics everywhere. Now she brings you a unique and unforgettable love story that begins with a series of letters between a world-weary adventurer and the woman whose love brings him home.
Dear Mr. Thorne,        I give you fair warning. I intend to do whatever I must to abide by your late uncles will and win Mill House. Though I know he never expected me to succeed, and for whatever reasons is using me to shame you, I accept his challenge. For the next five years, I will profitably manage this estate. I will deliver to you an allowance and I will prove that women are just as capable as men. And at the end, I shall accept Mill House as my reward.Sincerely, Lillian Bede My Dear Miss Bede,        Forgive me if I fail to shudder. Pray, do whatever you bloody well want, can, or must. I shall look forward to making your acquaintance in my lawyer's office five years hence, when I take possession of Mill House. Avery Thorne

With the inimitable blend of humor, innovative storylines, and steamy sensuality that has made her one of the genre's hottest writers, Connie Brockway delivers a historical romance set in Victorian England in which a dead man's will pits a young woman yearning for independence against a world-weary adventurer searching for a home.

Breathtakingly romantic, startlingly original, Connie Brockways novels have captured the hearts of readers and the raves of critics everywhere. Now she brings you a unique and unforgettable love story that begins with a series of letters between a world-weary adventurer and the woman whose love brings him home.
Dear Mr. Thorne,        I give you fair warning. I intend to do whatever I must to abide by your late uncles will and win Mill House. Though I know he never expected me to succeed, and for whatever reasons is using me to shame you, I accept his challenge. For the next five years, I will profitably manage this estate. I will deliver to you an allowance and I will prove that women are just as capable as men. And at the end, I shall accept Mill House as my reward.Sincerely, Lillian Bede My Dear Miss Bede,        Forgive me if I fail to shudder. Pray, do whatever you bloody well want, can, or must. I shall look forward to making your acquaintance in my lawyer's office five years hence, when I take possession of Mill House. Avery Thorne

With the inimitable blend of humor, innovative storylines, and steamy sensuality that has made her one of the genre's hottest writers, Connie Brockway delivers a historical romance set in Victorian England in which a dead man's will pits a young woman yearning for independence against a world-weary adventurer searching for a home.