Love's First Bloom by Delia Parr

She must conceal her past, her identity. What hope can there be for love? Life changes drastically for Ruth Livingstone the day her father puts a young child in her arms and sends her under an assumed name to a small village in New Jersey. There she dutifully awaits her acquittal, certain that her father, Reverend Livingstone, soon will be cleared of the outrageous accusations against him. Fearful of the newspapermen intent on tracking her down and unsure of whom to trust, Ruth knows she must carefully maintain her identity as Widow Malloy. But as love begins to slowly bloom, can the tenuous affection growing between Ruth and Jake withstand the secrets that separate them?

Dellia Parr, 2010

Paperback, Very Good

319 pages

290g

21.5 x 14 x 2.1