Winterberry Spark by Merry Farmer
Nursemaid Ruby Murdoch has lived the hardest of lives, but she’s always managed to survive, even if it meant great sacrifice. But when the best thing that ever happened to her, being employed by Mr. Alexander Croydon as nursemaid for his son, James, ends up in jeopardy, she has no one to turn to…except the only man she’d ever truly loved, Mr. Croydon’s man of business, Gilbert Phillips.
Gil has also struggled against impossible odds to find his place in life. He fell in love with Ruby the moment he met her and was thrilled when the Croydons brought her into their protection. But after the catastrophic events that nearly tore the Croydon family apart, he isn’t sure if he can find it in his heart to forgive her. His head and his heart are constantly at war.
Until Gil is faced with the possibility of losing Ruby forever.
When love is pushed to its limit, only the powers of forgiveness and understanding can lift these lovers above the unfairness of the world and into each other’s arms.
- File Name:winterberry-spark-by-merry-farmer.epub
- Original Title:Winterberry Spark: A Silver Foxes of Westminster Novella (Winterberry Park Book 1)
- Creator:Merry Farmer
- Language:en
- Identifier:MOBI-ASIN:B07CCB6139
- Date:2018-04-10T16:00:00+00:00
- File Size:196.530 KB
Table of Content
- 1. Title Page
- 2. Copyright
- 3. Contents
- 4. Chapter 1
- 5. Chapter 2
- 6. Chapter 3
- 7. Chapter 4
- 8. Chapter 5
- 9. Chapter 6
- 10. Chapter 7
- 11. Chapter 8
- 12. Chapter 9
- 13. Chapter 10
- 14. About the Author
- 15. Acknowledgments
Winterberry Spark, Book 2.5 of The Silver Foxes of Westminster series (and Book 1 of the (Winterberry Park series), was about Miss Ruby Murdoch, nursemaid to the child of Mr. Alex Croydon, and Mr. Gilbert Phillips, Mr. Croydon's man of business. Ruby, who was rescued from the workhouse with her baby, was given the position of nursemaid to James, Mr. Croydon's 2-year-old son. Gil, having met Ruby six months prior to her new position, was the one who had been sent to the workhouse to get Ruby and her infant daughter, Faith. During the time they had spent together before the kidnapping, Gil and Ruby had formed a growing friendship that had all the earmarks of becoming romantic. However, because Ruby had put her trust in the wrong person, it had resulted in the kidnapping of James. That caused Gil to have quite a few misgivings in regards to his thoughts and feelings towards Ruby. When the housekeeper learned the truth about Ruby's past, she went to their employer and demanded that she be discharged immediately. When Mr. Croydon allowed himself to be swayed by public opinion, he felt he had little choice but to assist Ruby in finding a different position. The twists and turns in this book were, inarguably, rough. For someone who had such a life forced on them as Ruby suffered, to be given a reprieve, only to have it cruelly and maliciously yanked away at the first sign of trouble was reprehensible. What bothered me the most was the reaction of her employer; a man who was trying to convince all of England he stood for the rights of women and yet...he turned his back on one who needed the most help. A woman whose name HE made public (read the previous book) in order to bring down his archenemy without giving any thought as to what long-term damage it would cause her when all was said and done. I struggled to like most of the characters in this story, mainly because they were so fickle, immature, judgemental, and self-righteous...never considering all the facts of the bigger picture. No, this book did not earn a five-star rating. I don't understand how others found it to merit such a rating. Perhaps they don't mind bullies, harpies, hypocrites, and just flat-out hateful people.