The Widow (The Albion: 1892)

Can love come twice to Valerie McKenzie?
Valerie arrives back in her hometown after a seven-year estrangement.
She is now a widow and there to see through her late father's affairs.
But things are revealed to Valerie about the past that leave her reeling.
Including the fact she has been declared dead!
But not all is dire.
Valerie meets and accepts employment with the local druggist, Horatio Cooper Clark.
Horatio is skeptical, but soon realizes that the fiery red-haired Valerie is more than just a widow. She is beautiful, intelligent, and possesses just the right amount of sass.
As Valerie and Horatio grow closer, she begins to imagine a possible future with him, but she is still deeply haunted by her past.
Can Valerie make peace with the events of her past and move on to a beautiful future with Horatio? Or will she turn her back on love and leave town forever?

Natalie-Nicole Bates is a book reviewer and author.
Her passions in life include books and hockey along with Victorian and Edwardian era photography and antique poison bottles. Natalie contributes her uncharacteristic love of hockey to being born in Russia.
She currently resides in the UK where she is working on her next book and adding to her collection of 19th century post-mortem photos.