I wasn't sure I was going to like this one, but once I started reading it, I was unable to put it down.

Miss Maitland's wealthy father wants a title for his daughter. So, he gets her engaged to Paul Clement. Only, Paul has little use for the daughter of a wool merchant. So, his friend Stephen Rutledge begins a pen pal relationship with Lorna Maitland. Through the course of their letters, they fall in love with each other. Lorna thinks she's fallen in love with her fiancee. Stephen knows he has fallen in love with his friend's intended bride.

The main characters are truly likable. Stephen is a strong man - a leader - without being too strong or too competant. He isn't perfect and doesn't want to be.

Lorna is the daugher of a wealthy father. She doesn't take that lightly, but uses her wealth and position to help others.

Does it take her a while to figure out that Stephen wrote the letters and not Paul? Yeah - maybe that was dragged on a bit too far. But than again, without the reader's omnipotant knowledge of the events, how long would it take any of us to figure out what had happened?

This was a fun, well written book. I highly recommend.