The Captain and the Widow

Great Lakes Romances #2

by Donna Winters

Lily Atwood Haynes is beautiful, intelligent, and alone at the helm of a shipping company at the tender age of twenty. Then Captain Hoyt Curtiss offers to help her navigate the choppy waters of widowhood. Together, can they keep a new shipping line—and romance—afloat?

Paperback

First published June 28, 1990

About the author

Donna moved to Michigan in 1971 when she married and left her hometown of Brockport, New York. She began penning novels in 1982 while working full time for an electronics firm in Grand Rapids.
She resigned from her job in 1984 following a contract offer for her first book. Since then, Thomas Nelson Publishers, Zondervan Publishing House, Guideposts, and Bigwater Publishing have published her novels. Her husband, Fred, a former American History teacher, shares her enthusiasm for history. Together, they visited historical sites, restored villages, museums, and lake ports, purchasing books and reference materials for use in Donna’s research.
In October 2015 Donna became a permanent resident of New Mexico.
Donna has written more than a dozen historical romances for her Great Lakes Romances® series.

Reviews

[Marge · Rating 3 out of 5]

An enjoyable story especially if you are from Michigan. The book tells the story of the early days of steamship travel on Lake Michigan and recreates a famous race from Chicago to South Haven.

[Rachael · Rating 4 out of 5]

The author, Donna Winters, gave this book to me not long after it was published. I read it then, and liked it. After reading it a second time, now many years later, I still enjoy it. I didn't want to put it down, yet found the chapter divisions helpful when I had to stop reading for a moment. A great, clean, love story built on more than just initial feelings.

[Paulette · Rating 4 out of 5]

Being from Michigan I love the correctness of the geography and history.