Title: The Spinster (Emerson Pass Historicals Series Book #2)
Author: Tess Thompson
Genre: Historical Romance
Her love died on a battlefield. He carries a torch for a woman he’s never met. Can the tragic death of a soldier entwine the souls of two strangers?
Colorado, 1920. Josephine Barnes wrote every day to her beloved fiancé battling in the trenches of the Great War. Devastated when he’s killed in action, she vows never to marry and buries her grief in the construction of the town’s first library. But she’s left breathless when she receives a request from a gracious gentleman to visit and return the letters containing her declarations of desire.
Philip Baker survived the war but returned home burdened with a distressing secret. Though he knows it’s wrong, he can’t stop reading through the beautiful sentiments left among his slain comrade’s possessions. Plagued by guilt, he’s unable to resist connecting with the extraordinary woman who captured his heart with her words.
When Josephine invites Philip to join her gregarious family for the holidays, she’s torn by her loyalty to a ghost and her growing feelings for the gallant man. And as Philip prepares to risk everything by telling her the truth about her dead fiancé, he fears he could crush Josephine’s blossoming happiness forever.
Will they break free from their painful pasts to embrace a passion meant to be?
The Spinster is the second book in the heartwarming Emerson Pass historical romance series. If you like staunch heroines, emotional backdrops, and sweeping family sagas, then you’ll adore Tess Thompson’s wholesome tale.
Check out the first book in the Emerson Pass Historicals Collection – right now it’s currently FREE!
Oh Phillip…
Keep reading to see the full Love Note!
April 12, 1921
Dearest Josephine,
Greetings from New York City. Flynn and I are having a good time and have made many business contacts. There’s much interest in the lodge and ski area. I believe we’ll have much success when we open next fall.
However, it’s terribly hard to be away from you, my beloved. Your brother has become my best friend and we have rowdy good fun together, but no one takes the place of you. I hated leaving you, especially given your condition. I know, you said it was silly for me to worry because you have your sisters and mother to look after you. Still, I worry. I won’t breathe completely easily until you’re back in my arms again.
I don’t know if I say it enough, but I wake each morning amazed you’re my wife. Soon, you’ll be the mother of my child. Think of it, darling. A baby of our own. You’ve given me everything I’ve ever wanted. A family. I’ve been thinking about what a miracle it is, perhaps even more keenly because I’m away from you.
Say hello to the girls from Flynn and me. He said he needn’t write since I write every day. He’s the life of every party here and not without female attention. Fortunately, he has steady old me to keep him from getting in too much trouble.
We leave tomorrow for home. This letter may not arrive before me! Until then, all my love, beautiful Josephine.
Phillip
Tess Thompson is a USA Today bestselling author of small-town romance and historical fiction, with nearly 20 titles across multiple series that focus on heartwarming journeys of triumph and humanity for colorful characters you’d love to be friends with in real life.
Tess holds a degree in theater from the University of Southern California (go Trojans!), and can be found most days at her desk in suburban Seattle, where she also makes her home with the hero of her own love story and their blended family of two sons, two daughters, and five cats.
Tess loves music, dancing, books, bubble baths, cooking, wine, movies, snuggling, Seahawks football, and hearing from her readers. Drop her a line at tess@tthompsonwrites.com.
