Patty's Fortune

Patty Fairfield is at the center of a sparkling season of social whirl, sudden reversals, and first real choices about love and duty. Restless with the demands of seaside society, she is swept into Bill Farnsworth's impulsive plan for an all-invitation escape to his grand Maine hotel, where a glittering house party at Freedom Castle brings lake outings, elegant dinners, teasing friendships, and the arrival of charming new companions like Chickering Channing. Amid the laughter, Patty's easy rapport with Philip Van Reypen and Bob Peyton only deepens the romantic uncertainty around her, even as Bill's concern for her future turns unexpectedly serious. As summer fades, Patty faces sharper emotions: a painful parting, a blunt warning against the stage, and a proposal she cannot accept. Back in the world of charitable work and recovery, she is drawn into new complications by a baby left in her car, a promise to marry Phil made under pressure, and the unsettling knowledge that she does not love him enough. With wit, warmth, and early twentieth-century charm, this novel follows a bright, determined heroine as fortune, affection, and conscience shape the path ahead. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.