Mills & Boon presents the Betty Neels collection. Timeless tales of heart–warming romance by one of the world's best–loved romance authors.

She probably shouldn't have married him...

Annis's life as the daughter of the Rectory was a busy and happy one, certainly not lacking in love – but she loved Jake Royale even more than she loved her family. When he proposed to her she didn't hesitate, though she knew he didn't love her – he had said from the start that he didn't think that love was necessary to make a marriage work. But even if she could accept his lack of feeling for her, would Jake ever admit Annis into his life?