It Happened One Autumn (Wallflowers, #2)

by Lisa Kleypas

He could no longer deny that for the rest of his life, he would measure every other woman against her, and find them all lacking.

“There is nothing on earth more beautiful to me than your smile . . . no sound sweeter than your laughter . . . no pleasure greater than holding you in my arms. I realized today that I could never live without you, stubborn little hellion that you are. In this life and the next, you’re my only hope of happiness. Tell me, Lillian, dearest love . . . how can you have reached so far inside my heart?”