Forlorn Hope (The Branwell Chronicles)

His blindness lost him the woman he loved, but he will do everything in his power to ensure her happiness. Captain Geoffrey Mantell has returned after years on the Peninsula to find a wife, but none of the society misses he meets quite grasp what he's been through as a soldier. Only Miss Emily Chandry, the unfortunate daughter of the miser next door, seems to understand him completely, but though the hours they spend together are the happiest of his life, he does not think of her as more than his childhood playfellow. Only after his regiment is recalled to the Continent to fight the horrific battle of Waterloo does Geoffrey at last see the truth, realizing that Emily is the only one for him. He comes back to England after the war to claim her hand, but he is too late---Emily is lost to him, the wife of a stranger who does not seem to care for more than her social connections. Reeling from this turn of events, Geoffrey must try to move on, but Emily's situation will continue to haunt him until a mystery surrounding her late father opens up opportunities to change her fate, and he can only hope that his love for her will not drive him to go too far.
ASIN: 1736067567
VSKU: BVV.1736067567.VG
Condition: Very Good
Author/Artist:Everett, Judith Hale
Binding: Paperback
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Condition Notes: Book has little sign of wear or use