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Chapters (57)
  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. Chapter One
  4. Chapter Two
  5. Chapter Three
  6. Chapter Four
  7. Chapter Five
  8. Chapter Six
  9. Chapter Seven
  10. Chapter Eight
  11. Chapter Nine
  12. Chapter Ten
  13. Chapter Eleven
  14. Chapter Twelve
  15. Chapter Thirteen
  16. Chapter Fourteen
  17. Chapter Fifteen
  18. Chapter Sixteen
  19. Chapter Seventeen
  20. Chapter Eighteen
  21. Chapter Nineteen
  22. Chapter Twenty
  23. Chapter Twenty-One
  24. Chapter Twenty-Two
  25. Chapter Twenty-Three
  26. Chapter Twenty-Four
  27. Chapter Twenty-Five
  28. Chapter Twenty-Six
  29. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  30. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  31. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  32. Chapter Thirty
  33. Chapter Thirty-One
  34. Chapter Thirty-Two
  35. Chapter Thirty-Three
  36. Chapter Thirty-Four
  37. Chapter Thirty-Five
  38. Chapter Thirty-Six
  39. Chapter Thirty-Seven
  40. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  41. Chapter Thirty-Nine
  42. Chapter Forty
  43. Chapter Forty-One
  44. Chapter Forty-Two
  45. Chapter Forty-Three
  46. Chapter Forty-Four
  47. Acknowledgements
  48. About the Authors
  49. Also by Rosie Goodwin
  50. Welcome to the world of Rosie Goodwin!
  51. Letter from Author
  52. Meat and Potato Pie
  53. The Precious Stones series
  54. The Days of the Week Collection
  55. Mothering Sunday
  56. Victorian Tales from Memory Lane
  57. Memory Lane Club

Amber felt beautiful in the wonderful gown and she blushed prettily and actually smiled at him.

Outside two carriages were waiting for them and they piled into them in high spirits. Her uncle, her mother and Martha went in the first carriage while Amber, Barnaby and Charlotte followed on in the next. The quaint little church where they had chosen to get wed was perched high above the town just below Scarborough Castle and when they entered, the scent of the flowers her uncle had thoughtfully ordered to be set on either side of the alter greeted them.

It was a very simple service but it was plain to see that the two people taking their vows as the sun shone down on them through the stained-glass windows were very much in love, and just for a moment Amber felt herself envying them. She would never know a love like that now, she thought, glancing at Barnaby. The happy couple left the church to a hail of rose petals and rice and then they all set off for a fine wedding breakfast at a smart hotel on the seafront.

In the early afternoon they returned to the house where the bride could change into her going-away outfit and soon after the carriage arrived to take them to the train station to begin their honeymoon.

‘Eeh, it were a lovely service, weren’t it?’ Alice said dreamily as they sat enjoying a cup of tea after the couple had left. ‘It’ll no doubt be your turn next, lass!’

Amber scowled. ‘I won’t ever get married,’ she said with conviction and a glare in Barnaby’s direction, but Alice merely smiled.

‘I wouldn’t count on it. Never is a long time. But now, why don’t you two take Fancy for a stroll along the front and enjoy the fresh air? You’ll be back at home an’ workin’ again in the blink of an eye so make the most o’ your break. Charlotte’s fast asleep an’ I’ll keep me eye on her while you’re gone.’

‘Actually, that sounds like a very good idea,’ Barnaby said with a grin at Amber and knowing that it would appear churlish to refuse she nodded.

‘Very well, but then I really must get back an’ pack if we’re leavin’ first thing tomorrow.’

And so they set off, Fancy frolicking on her lead ahead of them, and when Barnaby tucked her hand into the crook of his arm she didn’t release it. In fact, she was surprised to find she quite liked it.

Chapter Thirty-Nine

Chapter Thirty-Nine

The following morning, Amber and her mother said a tearful farewell, while Barnaby carried out their luggage to the barouche.