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The rose of Winslow Street / Elizabeth Camden.

Summary:

The last thing Libby Sawyer and her father expected upon their return from their summer home was to find strangers inhabiting a house that had been in their family for decades. Widower Michael Dobrescu brought his family from Romania to the town of Colden, Massachusetts, with a singular purpose: to claim the house willed to him long ago. Since neither party has any intention of giving up their claim, a fierce legal battle ensues between the two families. When important documents go missing from the house, Libby suspects Michael is the culprit. Determined to discover the truth behind the stolen papers, Libby investigates, only to find more layers of mystery surrounding Michael and his family. Despite their rivalry, Libby finds herself developing feelings for this man with the mysterious past. As a decision about the house looms in the courts, Libby must weigh the risks of choosing to remain loyal to her family or give her heart to a man whose intentions and affections are less than certain. From the publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780764208959 (softcover) :
  • Physical Description: 342 p. ; 22 cm.
  • Publisher: Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, 2012.
Subject: Home ownership > Fiction.
Reading disability > Fiction.
Massachusetts > Fiction.
Genre: Love stories.
Christian fiction.
Inspirational.

Available copies

  • 6 of 7 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Castlegar Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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  • Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2012 January #1
    Romanian Michael Dobrescu acted swiftly to save his sister, Mirela, and now he and his small entourage occupy the Massachusetts home willed to him years ago. Professor Sawyer, a perfectionist inventor, and his daughter, Libby, are vacationing at their summer beach house when they receive word first that gypsies have moved into their house and then that there is some doubt as to their ownership. When Libby arrives at the house to remove treasured personal possessions, she is charmed by Michael's two young sons and Mirela but enraged by Michael, a plainspoken soldier who is also a skilled perfumer and farmer. Soon, however, Libby feels compelled to help them because the town sides with the Sawyers, refusing to even sell the Dobrescus food. Camden's stand-alone inspirational historical romance addresses such social issues as prejudice, illiteracy, and the dearth of options open to women in the late nineteenth century. Camden also entrances readers with vibrantly drawn characters and intriguing plot twists to create a tenderly evocative novel. Copyright 2012 Booklist Reviews.
  • Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2012 February #2

    In 1879, Libby Sawyer and her father return from their summer vacation to find strangers living in their house. Widower Michael Dobrescu has come to Colden, MA, from Romania with the intention of taking over the home that was willed to his father. Libby's father, however, has no intention of handing his family homestead over to a stranger. Documents that could determine the outcome of the legal battle between the two families are missing, forcing Libby to play detective. Unconvinced that Michael and his family are the thieves, she soon finds herself unexpectedly drawn to the foreigner. VERDICT Camden's second evangelical historical romance (after The Lady of Bolton Hill) successfully combines suspenseful intrigue with a lively, unpredictable love story. Recommend this one to readers of M.L. Tyndall or T. Davis Bunn for the same genre blending. [20,000-copy first printing.]

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