Title: The Journal of a Waiting Gentlewoman. Edited by B. A. J.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century's most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes song-books, comedy, and works of satire. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Jourdan, Beatrice Alsager; 1866. 8 . 12620.cc.13.
Cornered and assaulted, Beatrice Gaffney couldn't take it anymore, and fought back with deadly consequences. Beatrice Gaffney had been accosted one too many times, and had reached her limit. This time she fought back, but instead of disabling her assailant, she killed him. There would be dire consequences for her actions, but she wasn't hanging around to find out what they might be. Tyler Harris reluctantly sent for a mail-order bride. Being hounded by his mother to produce heirs had become tiresome. He expected a carefree wife who would cook and clean and relieve his mother of that burden. What he didn't expect was a beautiful, haunted woman who jumped at her own shadow. It was clear to Tyler, Beatrice was hiding a deep, dark secret. When the shocking truth was finally revealed, he reeled in disbelief. Will she clear her name, or will their happy ever after, forever elude them?
26 year-old Beatrice Cunningham owns and manages the only grocery store in the small and quaint Newtown, Tennessee. She lives in a cabin in Lonesome Valley, a name her father gave their home. One night Beatrice is awakened by a gun shot. That is when things begin to change in her life and in the lives of the folks of Newtown. Scandals, secrets, murders, and surprising events take place during the 38 year span of this story.
