A Desperate Hope

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CAMDEN, ELIZABETH
A DESPERATE HOPE

Eloise Drake's prim demeanor hides the turbulent past she believes is finally behind her. A mathematical genius, she's now a successful accountant for the largest engineering project in 1908 New York. But ot her dismay, her new position puts her back in the path of the man responsible for her deepest heartbreak.

Alex Duval is the mayor of a town about to be wiped off the map. The state plans to flood the entire valley where his town sits in order to build a new reservoir, and Alex is stunned to discover the woman he once loved on the team charged with the demolition. With his world crumbling around him, Alex devises a risky plan to save his town -- but he needs Eloise's help to succeed.

Alex is determined to win back the woman he thought he'd lost forever, but even their combined ingenuity may not be enough to overcome the odds against them.

My Review:

What an astounding story! Especially since the author 'modeled it on the collective experience of several towns that were dismantled to build the Ashokan Reservoir,' (Historical note; p 337) It just boggles the mind! And gives me a new respect and admiration for mathematics -- a subject I've done my utmost to avoid both in school and in life. :-)

So I wasn't certain if I'd be able to relate to a math whiz heroine but Eloise won my heart in record time. When all her girlish hopes for adventure and romance were cruelly dashed a decade earlier, she worked hard to bury youthful idealism with a prim, pragmatic persona. She covets the order numbers bring and has carefully constructed a fortress of structure and logic around her shattered heart...until the facade is smashed to smithereens when a specter from her past becomes the nemesis of her present.

Alex Duval is as boyishly optimistic as ever. And spontaneous. Outrageously charming. Idealistic. A dreamer who doesn't understand the concept of giving up. He hasn't really changed -- just grown into the kind of man who isn't afraid to turn boyhood dreams into reality. And he wants another chance with the love of his life. Swoon! I do so love a determined suitor. Eloise doesn't stand a chance, though she does put up a good fight. Enemies turn into wary allies until a deepening friendship threatens to upend all of Eloise's carefully laid plans for her future.

And if the romantic drama isn't enough to contend with, there's mystery and danger afoot as sabotage and treachery threaten their desperate hope for a happily ever after. This is the kind of book that holds an avid reader hostage in a frenzy of page-turning delight.!

Book provided courtesy of Baker Publishing and Graf-Martin Communications Inc.

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