When the notorious playboy Guy Farr came into her life, young Sonia Carson resisted his advances. She preferred to continue her lonely struggle to become an architect. In retaliation, Guy married Sonia's sister and then he abandoned her. Now her sister was dead, leaving a small son, unacknowledged by his irresponsible father.
Swallowing her pride, Sonia went to the Farr family to demand the name that rightfully belonged to her nephew. At the fabulous Farr estate, she met Guy's intense, volatile brother, Michael... and suddenly, Sonia was swept into a world of romance and intrigue which was to alter the course of her life.
AKA Emilie Baker Loring Emilie Baker was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1864 to George M. Baker and Emily Frances (Boles) Baker. Her father was a playwright and publisher and her mother was a homemaker. Loring married Victor J. Loring, who was a lawyer. She began writing in 1914, published her first novel in 1922 at the age of 56, and continued writing until her death after a long illness in 1951. She was a prolific American romance novelist of the 20th century, known for her "wholesome love" romances and independent, spirited heroines. Beyond romance, her books also explore a selection of topics including, but not limited to marriage, love, American patriotism, freedom, and optimism. She died in Wellesley, Massachusetts on March 13, 1951. At the time of her death, she had sold more than a million copies of her first thirty books.
After her death, her estate was managed by her sons, Selden M. and Robert M. Loring, who, based on a wealth of unfinished material they discovered, published twenty more books under her name until 1972. These books were ghost-written by Elinore Denniston. taken largely from wiki, made some corrections (dates didn't add up) per her biographer
Too many minor misunderstandings, a heroine with a chip on her shoulder a mile long and love lost until it was finally found. I have read a couple of other romances by this author, but this one missed the mark.
So many books from the first half of the 20th century do not age well. Emilie Loring books age better than most. She writes about wealth, but there are men of honor and women who deserve the descriptions gracious and lady. The occasional reference to an employee's nationality and the fact that many people smoke are the only real indications of times gone by. If you, as did I, read these books when you were younger, I do not think reading them today will tarnish their memory for you.
I started reading Emile Loring books when I picked up a paperback from a rack in a hotel lobby (for 50 cents) while on my sister's & my yearly vacation to visit my father. Hooked! I went on to purchase and read every Emilie Loring romance written and available in paperback, not knowing that she had died before I was even born. I loved these books, but read them when I was between about 12 and 18 years old. I was a young reader - do keep that in mind! :-)
This was my go to Romance author as a young teen, loved these period books so much! This one was good, others were better, Losing wrote so Many! A bit of a mystery and independent woman meets man and of course there's usually a bad boy somewhere, too. Taking place in the 40s 50s, the elegant language - I was afraid I'd find them trite, but no. Still my favorites
I enjoyed reading this story about a young woman who turns in time of need to the family of the father of the toddler nephew that she is raising. Will they accept the child? Will they keep the child from her?
Not sure where to ask a question so I'll ask it here: Please share your top 5-10 favorites of Emilie Loring’s books. I want to try her again after a several decade break, but I want to make sure to re-visit with the best of the best. Thank you.