The truant bride

About This Book

Matilda was very young and defiant, and more than a little mixed-up emotionally. But she was not entirely devoid of sense — and when she got herself engaged to Justin Justice, whom she did not love and who she had no reason to suppose cared about her, it was not long before she realised how foolish she had been. Being Matilda, she decided the best solution was to run away — back to her beloved Cornwall, to Missy who had been like a mother to her, and to Guy, who had cared for her when they were both very young and who might well come to care for her again. But Matilda had left just one thing out of her calculations — and when Justin followed her to St. Cuby, with every intention of staying there, she was forced to realise that perhaps he had a point of view too. But what, exactly, was it?