
In a bustling town where reputation means everything, Guy Kenmore returns home after years of service, eager to begin a new chapter with his devoted wife. Their early days together are filled with hopeful plans, but a lingering secret from Guy’s past begins to cast a shadow over their domestic bliss, prompting the couple to confront questions of trust and loyalty.
Meanwhile, the delicate romance of two women—known locally as the Rose and the Lily—unfolds in the same community. Their friendship, rooted in shared dreams, is tested when love, ambition, and societal expectations pull them in different directions. As both stories progress, the characters discover how intertwined lives can become, and how the choices of one can ripple through the hearts of many.
Through vivid scenes of household warmth and the fragrant gardens where the Rose and Lily meet, the narrative explores themes of devotion, identity, and the delicate balance between personal desire and duty. Listeners will be drawn into a world where love’s first steps are both tender and fraught with uncertainty.
Language
en
Duration
~10 hours (585K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Demian Katz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University (http://digital.library.villanova.edu/))
Release date
2013-06-26
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1850–1937
A hugely popular American romance and dime novelist, she built a long career from melodramatic plots, family secrets, and cliffhangers that kept readers coming back. Writing as Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller, she published dozens of novels over roughly fifty years.
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