Abandoned by her actress mother, Toddy is taken in by a wealthy family to befriend an invalid child. Toddy experiences a threat and her sense of belonging begins to unravel.
Jane Johnson Peart of Asheville, North Carolina, Humboldt and Marin counties, California, and in recent years, Hawaii, passed away in 2007. She was the author of more than 60 works of suspense, historical fiction and romance, which touched the hearts and minds of thousands of readers whose correspondence she treasured. She wrote for the secular and Christian market, and is best known for the Brides of Montclair series.
I was sick a few years ago and my best friend read it out loud to me. I enjoyed it well enough but I don't remember much other than the line 'he kissed me that is something we had started doing' (like what the heck?) It is a cute boy next door romance. Bitter old woman softens in time.