jjares reviewed on 3/19/2023 + 3297 more book reviews

John Morgan, the school board president, captured the last teacher available to teach in his tiny town. Cecelia White was nervous but was honest in her interview about her past. Now, she has arrived and is ready to teach. The town was without a teacher the previous year, and the children are behind in their learning.

John and his young sister, Ruth, have some secrets but have started over. They have lived in this town for two years. John lent some of the townspeople money to help them over rough patches. However, John constantly worries that someone from their past will arrive and destroy their lives. John owns the town's sawmill and is doing well.

Because Cecelia was duped by an attractive man at her last job, she intends to leave John alone. He can't understand why she is so prickly and stand-offish. I got tired of the back-and-forth about this. He was the only single man, and she was the only single woman in town. So, what was liable to happen?

Of course, John's worst fear comes to pass and someone from his past arrives in town. This book had a different plotline that offered some surprises.

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