title: The Secret Admirer Romance Collection: Can Concealed Love Be Revealed in 9 Historical Novellas?
author:  Amanda Barratt 
description: Shy Expressions of Love Lead to Nine Historical RomancesDeclaring one?s love can be hard?even risky?especially when faced with some of life?s greatest challenges. Separated by class, time, distance, and more, some loves must remain secret until the time is right. Instead, notes of affection, acts of kindness, gifts of admiration, and lots of prayer are circulated. From New England mansions to homestead hovels, love is quietly being nourished and waiting for the right time to be revealed. But when love can finally be boldly expressed, will it be received by love in return?The Cost of a Heart by Amanda Barratt - Newport, Rhode Island, 1897Nathaniel Evans has stood by Lily Montgomery through a broken marriage and the death of her husband. On the eve of her return into social life, he battles his attraction to her. But he is a servant, she a socialite.The Advocate by Lorraine Beatty - East Texas, 1881Hannah Davis tries to get Mitch Kincaid, the man she secretly admires, elected sheriff by printing anonymous articles about his qualifications and sterling character. But will the truth win his heart or break hers?Too Many Secrets by Molly Noble Bull - Frio-Corners, Texas, 1882Abigail Willoughby hides her feelings for Luke Conquest, the handsome cowboy who introduced her to her mail-order husband. How could she have guessed that her future husband was ninety-years-old? Love in Store by Anita Mae Draper - Miles City, Montana, 1890Hidden love notes hint at what?s in store for a reserved shopkeeper when a straight-talking spinster sneaks anonymous declarations of her affections among the shelves of his store.The Last Letter by CJ Dunham - Kansas,1865The Civil War has taken everyone Emilia Davis loves. When she receives her dead fianc?s last letter, she embarks on a journey into the Kansas frontier to fulfill his last wish
zlib_text: ![Front Cover of My Dearest Dietrich](images/9780825475795_cover.jpg)
  
  
  “A haunting love story…. With beautiful prose and picturesque descriptions,
  Amanda Barratt draws on the true life events that shaped the romance between
  Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Maria von Wedemeyer…. Infused into every page is a
  faith that not only Dietrich but Maria was willing to stand on, no matter the
  cost.”
  
  
  —JAIME JO WRIGHT, author of _The Curse of Misty Wayfair_ and Christy Award
  winner _The House on Foster Hill_
  
  
  “An extraordinary story, richly researched and beautifully told. Within these
  pages is a treasure lost to time and now returned to vivid life through Amanda
  Barratt’s gifted pen.”
  
  
  —LAURA FRANTZ, Christy Award–winning author of _The Lacemaker_
  
  
  “As beautiful as it is brave, _My Dearest Dietrich_ is an illuminating novel
  that exposes the darkness and chases the shadows away. This is a multi-faceted
  story of the highest stakes and the deepest loves, and Amanda Barratt has
  proved herself worthy of 