The Darling Author:Elizabeth Keys Lenore Brownley thinks she's taken her destiny into her own hands when her sister leaves Boston and Lenore takes her place as one of society's favorite daughters. But when the frivolous pleasures of tea parties and new frocks wears thin, Lenore escapes to the wilds of Maine and the dubious comfort of her grandmother's home where Lenore's parents... more » hope she'll ingratiate herself with the headstrong keeper of the family fortune. Lenore's grandmother, however, is more interested in pairing her with temptingly handsome doctor Jake Warren, who runs a local clinic in a nearby mill town. Leaving behind stuffy, proper Boston for a taste of adventure is one thing, but nursing is beyond Lenore's ken. Or so she thinks, until Jake's fiery determination to uncover her nurturing side reveals her passionate impulses instead, as well as a new longing to prove to him that she wants to be his partner in every way.« less