Patience Creighton has devoted her life to running her father’s boarding school. But when the enigmatic master of the estate appears at her door, battered and unconscious, the young headmistress suddenly finds her livelihood–and her heart –in the hands of one dangerously handsome gentleman.At twenty-five, Patience Creighton is already a spinster. The busy headmistress of Rosemere always … of Rosemere always expected a dashing man to sweep her off her feet and take her away . . . but that man never came. And since her father’s death, keeping the school running and her mother happy has been plenty to keep her occupied.
William Sterling dallied his way into financial trouble and mortal danger. When he is assaulted by his creditors’ henchmen on the road home from a tavern, he guides his horse to the doorstep of his tenant, the Rosemere School for Young Ladies. After being tended to by Patience, the wounded William rides off into the dawn–but makes a point to learn more about the lovely headmistress.
As he spends more time at Rosemere, something delicate begins to develop between William and Patience. But that will not deter William’s creditors. With little money to repay his debts, and less for the upkeep of his estate, it becomes clear that sacrificing Rosemere may be the only way to preserve his legacy. But it may also cost him his happiness.
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The Headmistress of Rosemere is a lovely, atmospheric read. The chill of the moors reached out to me from the page. It all feels very wintry and icy, and it was fun to read this setting during the heat of the summer.
I admired that Patience is a woman hoping to achieve her purpose in a time when most would say that a woman’s purpose it to marry …
The Headmistress of Rosemere is the second book in the Whispers on the Moors series, but it works as a stand-alone novel. I enjoyed Patience and William’s bittersweet tale of loss, change, and hope for the future.
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Thoroughly enjoyed this book!! Sarah is an excellent story teller!!
Unfortunately this wasn’t my most favorite read. I really liked Patience. I am always drawn to a strong female character and love how Patience stepped up and took charge of something that technically wasn’t her job and did an amazing job of it. She is compassionate and empathetic, while also being strong and opinionated (in a good way). I liked …
What an excellent story! I loved the characters, the setting, the romance…all of it. This story kept me engaged from beginning to end.
I love it when the prodigal son comes home! There is just something wonderful about how God takes the mess we made of ourselves, and redeems it to use in his plan. I loved this one even more than the first novel in the series! Patients and William are both feeling a lost and isolated for very different reasons. In taking care of each other, they …