If there is one thing this author has discovered to be true, it is this: one must not discount the determination of a quiet girl, for they can be the fiercest of tigers once roused.

The words stare up at her from the page, firm, bold, accusatory; a challenge issued from alter-ego to self, Penelope thinks, drawing a fortifying breath as she watches the house across the street, waiting for him to emerge.

Once, she’d been content to remain hidden in the shadows, but that was before; before Colin had caught up her whole heart in his hands, all without knowing - now, if she’s to make him her man, she must be ready to step into the light.