Love Is a Riddle — Jane Rossiter

Freda knew there would be no happiness for her and Owen Rollins as long as he remained haunted by his fiancée's suicide. No future together until he could find the courage to let go of the past...

Small-Town Scandal...

Freda Warick had come to Thornbury looking for a simpler way of life. But a few weeks as secretary to the editor of the town paper taught her that life in a small town can be just as complex as life in the big city. Thornbury was making plans for an industrial Park, and everyone agreed that Owen Rollins, a progressive young factory owner, was the best man to head the project. They also agreed that he would be the last man to get the job! The roadblock to his appointment was the powerful Atterson family, which blamed him for the death of Dorothy Atterson, the girl he'd planned to marry and who had committed suicide because the engagement was called off. When Freda met Owen, she realized how terribly unfair this was: he was much too considerate to deliberately hurt anyone--especially the woman he loved. But could she persuade him to stand up and fight for the truth, or had he lived a lie too long...

Hero: Owen Rollins
Heroine: Freda Warick