title: The Love Letter (Avalon Romance)
author:  Shelley Galloway 
description: Shelley Galloway lives in a small town in southern Ohio. She divides her time between writing romances, volunteering in the community, and trying to keep up with her busy children and a very mischievous beagle. Shelley and her husband enjoy traveling, reading, and learning about their town's history.
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  Gentleman Jim
  
  
  “A vigorous, sparkling, and entertaining love story with plenty of Austen-ite
  wit.”
  
  
  -Kirkus Reviews, starred review
  
  
  “Matthews ups the ante with a wildly suspenseful romance...”
  
  
  -Library Journal, starred review
  
  
  
  
  
  “Readers who love lots of intrigue and historicals that sound properly
  historical will savor this one.”
  
  
  
  
  
  -NPR
  
  
  
  
  
  Fair as a Star
  
  
  “A kindhearted love story that will delight anyone who longs to be loved
  without limits. Highly recommended.”
  
  
  -Library Journal, starred review
  
  
  “A moving friends-to-lovers Victorian romance… Historical romance fans won’t
  want to miss this.”
  
  
  -Publishers Weekly, starred review
  
  
  “Gentle, tender, poignant and deeply romantic, it’s the best romance I’ve read
  this year.”
  
  
  -All About Romance (Desert Isle Keeper)
  
  
  The Winter Companion
  
  
  “Fans of the ‘Parish Orphans of Devon’ series will adore this final
  installment, reuniting the orphans and their loves.”
  
  
  -Lib