Amorelle

This is the first book that I read by Grace Livingston Hill and it is by far my favorite. It is sweet, funney and romantic. I think that if you read only one book by Grace it should be Amorelle.

This is pretty much like a lot of Ms Hill's books, a girl orphaned and unprotected in the world, Amorelle goes to live with relatives who use and treat her like a servant, with a room on the third floor even! But she stays as a witness to her Uncle who begins to care for her greatly. This book differs from a lot of Ms Hill's other books in that in Amorelle's loneliness she accepts the care and physical attentions of a hansome gentleman, he is as usual absolutely controlling and unreasonable when she comes to her senses but the book is one of Ms Hill's later books and displays humor and is in my opinion a worthwhile read. This is very different from the book Maris by Ms Hill, although the central theme is the same.

When Amorelle finds herself orphaned and alone she thinks she must marry to survive. When she realizes that she cannot go through with the marriage ceremony she must escape the man she does not love. She finds that by helping others without telling them about her past she helps herself. Then she realizes that she really is seeking love, not security and her world begins to change.