The Library

How can she 'keep the peace' when there's never been any to keep?

England, 1850. Bookworm Irene Denton lives with a painful secret. To the citizens of Lindenfell, her mother is a kind, generous lady—but behind closed doors, she's a cruel and controlling tyrant. Stories have always been Irene’s refuge, so when the possibility arises for Lindenfell to have a library of its own, Irene is hopeful she’ll soon have a safe place to escape her mother’s merciless grasp.

Solomon Shaw enjoys helping his widowed father run Lindenfell's chemist shop. He wants nothing more than to make his father proud, and to find the courage to win Irene's affections. But the burdensome guilt of a shameful secret has convinced Solomon she can never be his. When the only other person who knows his secret arrives back in town, Solomon fears his hopes will be shattered—and his secret exposed.

Amidst untold pressures, Irene and Solomon kindle mutual hope for a future together. Yet, meddling interlopers and long-buried truths soon signal the end of their story.

But is the book entirely closed on the hope they once had? Or is a new chapter of peace and love still to be written?

1. Opening Credits
2. Dedication
3. Epigraph
4. Chapter 1: A Deep Longing
5. Chapter 2: A Buried Truth
6. Chapter 3: A Weary Question
7. Chapter 4: A Proposed Motion
8. Chapter 5: A Tranquil Image
9. Chapter 6: An Agonising Compliment
10. Chapter 7: How Much Longer?
11. Chapter 8: The Resolution
12. Chapter 9: A Way Out?
13. Chapter 10: Hidden
14. Chapter 11:Greetings and Groanings
15. Chapter 12: Disappointed Hopes
16. Chapter 13: An Impossible Task
17. Chapter 14: From Hope to Despair
18. Chapter 15: A Personal Invitation
19. Chapter 16: The Library
20. Chapter 17: Actually Rather Wonderful
21. Chapter 18: High Stakes
22. Chapter 19: A Wonderful Surprise
23. Chapter 20: Past and Present
24. Chapter 21: A Bold Prayer
25. Chapter 22: Concerns
26. Chapter 23: An Understanding
27. Chapter 24: Wise Advice
28. Chapter 25: Enough
29. Chapter 26: Do It Now
30. Chapter 27: Too Good To Be True
31. Chapter 28: Blast From The Past
32. Chapter 29: Confided Delight
33. Chapter 30: Taking Responsibility
34. Chapter 31: Bride-To-Be
35. Chapter 32: Tea For Three
36. Chapter 33: A Heroine’s Heart
37. Chapter 34: Strange Tidings
38. Chapter 35: Into The Light
39. Chapter 36: Denial
40. Chapter 37: Something New
41. Chapter 38: Butchered
42. Chapter 39: No Hope
43. Chapter 40: A Surprising Encounter
44. Chapter 41: A New Path
45. Chapter 42: Looking Forward
46. Chapter 43: Other Options
47. Chapter 44: Friendly Counsel
48. Chapter 45: A Choice
49. Chapter 46: In Truth
50. Chapter 47: Echoes of Agony
51. Chapter 48: Deepening Doubts
52. Chapter 49: Determined
53. Chapter 50: A Question of Trust
54. Chapter 51: Chosen
55. Chapter 52: Taking a Stand
56. Chapter 53: The Real Story
57. Chapter 54: Acceptance
58. Chapter 55: Shelves of Memories
59. Chapter 56: Confessions
60. Epilogue
61. Closing Credits