THE EMPTY CHAIR AT HER SISTER’S WEDDING WAS SUPPOSED TO PROVE HER FIANCÉ HAD LEFT HER—BUT WHEN A QUIET STRANGER SAT BESIDE HER, KORA NEVER IMAGINED HE OWNED THE HOTEL, OR THAT HIS FAMILY WAS ALREADY PLANNING THE MARRIAGE THAT COULD DESTROY THEM BOTH

I will not stand in your way. I do not, however, intend to leave the room because you asked me to.”

Cordelia held her gaze.

For a long moment, she said nothing.

Then she said, “You are not what I expected.”

“I’m very ordinary, Mrs. Donovan. I translate Hungarian poetry. I lost my fiancé in November. My sister got married six weeks ago at your son’s hotel.continue reading …