Never Say Goodbye — Lynne Collins

Feeling lost and lonely after the sudden death of her wealthy father, Frances was glad to accept the invitation to stay with some unknown cousins at their lovely country house. Soon, she was thinking of Tippets as the home she had never known -- and Luke was asking her to marry him. He had much to offer and she was very tempted. She trusted him and perhaps love could come later, and she didn't intend to listen to the warnings of disaster from a man she didn't trust at all. Too attractive for any woman's good and with a doubtful past, Oliver seemed to have nothing but dishonourable intentions where Frances was concerned. Knowing he would never marry her, she agreed to marry Luke. But it seemed that she could never say goodbye to her dreams of a real and lasting happiness ...