Catherine's Heart

Eighteen-year-old Catherine Rayborn is thrilled with her first taste of independence when she begins Girton College in Cambridge in 1880. Amid all the excitement, however, comes the painful realization of the vast difference between true love and shallow infatuation.

With a sheltered background of all-girls schools, strict parents, and doting governesses, Catherine Rayborn is thrilled with her first taste of independence--Girton College in Cambridge during 1880. All traces of homesickness fade fast amid the excitement of new friendships and the challenges of college life. Surprised and flattered by her first encounters with males in adult society, Catherine is quickly swept off her feet. What will it take for Catherine's eyes to be opened to see the vast gulf between true love and shallow infatuation? When it comes her way, will she recognize the treasure of a love built on a foundation of friendship?