Her Mother's Wish

<p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>Mary thought love would be simple... until duty tangled her heart in knots.</em></strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Raised to be obedient respectable and reserved Mary was the ideal daughter in a family that valued appearances above all else. But when her cousins arrive for an extended stay her quiet world is upended-especially by Andrew whose warmth and gentle wit awaken feelings she was never taught to trust.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In Mary's world love isn't something one chooses. And when her mother senses the bond growing between them she intervenes with a firm hand and sharper ambition insisting Mary marry the respectable if uninspiring William Connell.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Torn between the boy who once gave her a rose and the man her mother demands she wed Mary must choose between loyalty and longing. Pressured by her family she agrees to marry William. But one promise-whispered before the wedding-might change everything... if she dares believe it still matters.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Now far from home with a single pressed flower hidden in a book Mary tries to build a life out of something safe. But when the past comes knocking and old secrets unravel she must face a question she's long avoided: can a woman bound by regret find her way back to the one she truly loves?</span></p><p></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Her Mother's Wish</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is a tender evocative story of first love second chances and the quiet power of a woman choosing her own path.</span></p><p></p>