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Dear Mrs Veryan,
Alas, you’ve finally retired from writing your fabulous stories which have kept me enthralled ever since I was introduced to them. I can well understand why you chose to do this. As a friend of mine often says, “old age ain’t for sissies.” It is with delight that I find that rereading these favorite books is just as much fun the second (and third) time(s) around.
In this the third book of the Golden Chronicles you tell of how usually taciturn Meredith Carruthers finds, is forced to offer for, then slowly falls in love with his lady faire, the delightful and down to earth Phoebe Ramsey. As the story begins, we find that Phoebe is being slightly naughty in entertaining the wooing of one Captain Brooks Lambert. Her parents are aware of their mutual regard but feel that the penniless Lambert is a poor catch for their lovely eldest daughter. Add to that the fact that the Ramsey family, while not exactly paupers, don’t have much of the ready and are hoping for a wealthier suitor for Phoebe. At the family’s annual summer ball, they unexpectedly …
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