Sweet Valley Saga: The Wakefield Legacy
Thank you thrift store for giving me one of the longest SVH books ever! 1866 in Wakefield, England. Theodore Wakefield is out riding around England with his older brother James and James's fiance Katerina. As James will inherit their father's manor, estate, and political position, their father arranged the marriage. After snapping at him for ignoring the girl, the two fight. James rides off on a wild horse that bucks and throws him. At his funeral, Mr. Wakefield reveals that it will now all go to Theodore, including Katerina, who he thinks of as a little sister. She comes to him and tells him that she feels the same way and that he needs to make his own destiny. Theodore tries to tell his father how he feels, and the man disowns him. His mom manages to give him something before he runs off on his horse to sell everything he has and board a boat for America. Not long after getting on the ship, he sees a beautiful woman in a blue dress. When a little boy fa...