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In the bustling harbor town of Haven’s End, the Winslow family’s shipyard stands as a beacon of prosperity and tradition. Cherish Winslow, once a carefree girl with pigtails, now matures into an elegant woman whose heart is captured by Silas van der Zee—a lowly apprentice who has spent his childhood by her side. As their love deepens, Silas confronts doubts about his place beside a woman of her stature, while Cherish wrestles with her own longing and the expectations of her prominent family. After a stolen kiss that offers hope, Silas is cast out, left without a trade or a home. In his darkest hour, he must summon strength to reclaim his future and earn Cherish’s affection, all against the backdrop of the sea that has shaped their destinies.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Ruth Axtell Morren
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