The Loving Gift

by Carole Mortimer

"I'm going to marry her," he'd said Just because David Kendrick fell in love with Jade at first sight, it didn't mean she had to go along with the idea! She had escaped to the sanctuary of a Devon village and a job teaching at her friends' school because she wanted some peace and quiet, and the last thing she needed was this impulsive, handsome man turning her life upside down and stirring up her emotions. But Jade couldn't resist David's single- minded pursuit of her, even though she knew she was not yet free from the terrible shadows of her London past....

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Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?