H. Rider Haggard 
Beatrice 

A tempestuous affair begins when a teacher rescues a married barrister in this classic Victorian-era romance from the author of King Solomon’s Mines. In the Welsh village of Bryngelly, Beatrice Granger lives modestly with her father, a vicar, and her older sister Elizabeth. When she isn’t teaching school children, Beatrice enjoys canoeing along the shore in any weather. It is there in the mist where she finds a barrister in need of assistance. Londoner Geoffrey Bingham is hunting curlew off the coast when he is almost marooned by the tide. After Beatrice arrives to lend a hand, a terrible storm comes in, and she saves his life. Soon the two are caught up in undeniable waves of desire for each other’s company, but there are forces that stand in their way. Foremost is Lady Honoria Bingham, Geoffrey’s greedy, social-climbing wife. Then there is the loathsome Owen Davies, one of the wealthiest men in Wales, desperately longing for Beatrice. And finally, Elizabeth, who has eyes for Owen herself and will do just about anything to have him. If Beatrice and Geoffrey are to have a future together, they must first ride out another storm . . .