A Fair-Weather Friend

Is the wrong brother the right man?Marian Lyle, a vicar's daughter, has a talent for sewing and a memory for details. Give her something to memorise or sew, and she's as sharp as a pin. But when it comes to understanding men.... She's hopeless! Marian's ready heart tells her that newcomer Jonas Talbot is more than a fair-weather friend, he might be the man she can say "yes" to. But just when Marian is expecting a marriage proposal, Jonas disappears from Cherrybrook unannounced, leaving her hurt and confused. When Jonas's curmudgeonly brother John arrives to discover his brother's whereabouts, he finds that Jonas has apparently won the affections of naive Miss Lyle. Well and good, for if Jonas marries her, it might save the Talbot family from another scandal it can ill afford. But soon John begins to doubt the wisdom of insisting upon the match for Marian's sake.... and maybe even his own. When threads are untangled and truths are told, which brother is the right brother, and what will come of summer love?