A Chance Gone By — Elizabeth Bailey

She dreams of him at night, in secret. It hurts to be only his friend.

Justin's engagement signals the end of hope. Marianne will never be his wife, though she runs his house like clockwork.
Disaster strikes, scandal looms. Dare she seize her chance?
Forced into offering his hand, Justin fumes when Marianne inexplicably rejects him. Their close friendship falls apart. Can he bear to watch her walk away?
Will either take steps to resolve the tangle? Or are they both condemned to a bleak and loveless future?