![]() and he’s bewildered by his inexplicable attraction to the eccentric Beatrix Hathaway. Soon, however, he realizes Prudence is very different from her letters. ![]() Christopher, now a decorated hero, comes back to claim the woman he loves. To Beatrix’s despair, she’s fallen for a man who thinks she’s someone else, and she’ll never be able to reveal her deception. A lively, witty correspondence begins, and gradually turns into something deeper as they share the secrets of their hearts. Since Prudence won’t reply to the world-weary soldier, Beatrix offers to write a letter for her-and she signs it as Pru. After a particularly devastating battle, he writes a letter to Prudence, unaware that the spoiled beauty has decided she doesn’t want to wait for him. ![]() Christopher’s courtship of Beatrix’s friend, the vivacious but flighty Prudence Mercer, is interrupted when his regiment is sent to fight in the Crimea. She’d rather stay true to herself, even if it means never finding love. If her unconventional behavior earns the mockery of handsome rakes like Captain Christopher Phelan, so be it. Deception, passion, and love collide in this bewitching novel in New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas’ wildly popular Hathaway series Beatrix Hathaway would much rather spend time with her collection of rescued animals than flirting in a stuffy ballroom. ![]()
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