Cloud Castle — Sara Seale

Judy Ware was angry. Hired by correspondence, she had traveled to Ireland to be the secretary at Slyne Castle guest house, only to have its owner, the aloof Michael O'Rafferty, refuse to let her start. And for the ridiculous reason that Judy's red hair and temper reminded him of his long-dead love, Kathy! Fortunately, cooler heads persuaded him to give her a chance.

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Judith's reception at Castle Slyne, the elegant guest house in Ireland, where she went as secretary to the owner, Raff, was hardly welcoming. Raff's first inclination was to send her home because in her application she had added seven years to her age - or was it, as Raff's friend, Noel, who also worked at Slyne with his sister, Marcia, suggested - that with her red hair Judith reminded Raff too much of that girl Kathy from his past? Instead, however, of sending Judith home at once, Raff invited her, as a sort of compensation, to stay for one week as a guest at Sylne "with all the trimmings". Judith did not ask herself why, in view of her cold reception, she decided to stay for the week, and then, when opportunity offered, another .... and another ....

Hero: Michael O'Rafferty
Heroine: Judith "Judy" Ware