Miss Julie (Stories Lakeside Book 2)

Living on her own, wealthy Mrs. Helena Mordon is looking to hire a housekeeper to help her with the task of maintaining her home. After a seemingly fruitless search, who arrives at her door but Julie Smith, a gentle young woman dedicated to her work and quite set her ways for it. In considering the steadiness and kindness of the other, Mrs. Mordon suddenly finds herself pursuing a new life for the young housekeeper. Her eldest son is soon to marry a woman that she has decided is most unsuitable. Can she dissuade him, despite the arguments and tempers? Can she persuade him to stay at the lake, the home that he seemed destined to inhabit since his birth? And can she persuade him to notice the simple woman that everyone seems to see was just as naturally destined? "It ought not to be tempted," her friends tell her, but Mrs. Helena Mordon is just as determined as her son. She knows what is best for him. Doesn't she?