The tender vine cover

The tender vine

by Hettie Grimstead

Just when Penny Ross thought things couldn't get any duller in the small town ofPenicho, her life suddenly became a wonderful and confusing social whirl. It all began when she met handsome Trevor Britten, an Englishman on holiday in Portugal. Penny fell for him at once and soon started daydreaming about life with him in London—until she was abruptly awakened by the news that Trevor was engaged to a girl back home. When Manoel Aranjo offered her a job in a resort town on the Algarve, Penny decided to take it. She needed a change of scenery and time to think. It didn't take long for her to realize that her employer was interested in her. Very interested. But this time, Penny was going to be careful about falling in love. . .

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