The Widow and the Wastrel

The New York Times–bestselling author proves that appearances can be deceiving in this classic Americana romance set in the Buckeye State.

Married at seventeen and widowed shortly thereafter, Elizabeth Carrel, known about town as "young widow Carrel," barely even knew what it was like to be a wife. Most of her adult life has been on her own, caring for her daughter with the help of her high-society mother-in-law. She's never even really missed having a man around—until the most unlikely of s...