On that fateful May morning, Valancy Stirling's entire future hinged on one simple act of nature—rain. If the skies had stayed clear, she would have been just another guest at Aunt Wellington's engagement picnic, and Dr. Trent would have been miles away in Montreal. But fate had other plans, as the rain poured down and altered the course of Valancy's life forever. As Valancy stirred in the early hours before dawn, a sense of hopelessness consumed her. At twenty nine and unmarried, she was...