“A classic beauty-and-the-beast love story that will stay in your heart long after you’ve turned the last page. A poignant, beautiful romance.”
—New York Times bestselling author Kristin Hannah on The Lightkeeper
“In poetic prose, Wiggs evocatively captures the Old South and creates an intense, believable relationship between the lovers.”
—Publishers Weekly on The Horsemaster’s Daughter
Also by SUSAN WIGGS
SUMMER BY THE SEA
A SUMMER AFFAIR
HOME BEFORE DARK
ENCHANTED AFTERNOON
PASSING THROUGH PARADISE
HALFWAY TO HEAVEN
THE YOU I NEVER KNEW
The Chicago Fire Trilogy
THE FIREBRAND
THE MISTRESS
THE HOSTAGE
THE HORSEMASTER’S DAUGHTER
THE CHARM SCHOOL
THE DRIFTER
THE LIGHTKEEPER
And watch for
TABLE FOR FIVE
The Ocean Between Us
Susan Wiggs
To my friend Geri Krotow and her family,
with love and deepest respect.
CONTENTS
PART 1:Mishap
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4
PART 2:Point of Embarkation
CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 6
CHAPTER 7
CHAPTER 8
CHAPTER 9
CHAPTER 10
CHAPTER 11
CHAPTER 12
CHAPTER 13
CHAPTER 14
CHAPTER 15
CHAPTER 16
PART 3:Communications Blackout
CHAPTER 17
CHAPTER 18
CHAPTER 19
CHAPTER 20