Love Scandals #2

Emily Carlton confesses to Mr. Bridges that she engineered a scandal involving James Farnum and the Leland campaign, driving James into hiding in the mountains. After weeks pass, Emily discovers unexpected happiness in her solitude, but when James suffers a heart attack, she rushes him to the hospital. There, a woman named Mona Marney—an author—encounters Lance Wade, a man who claims to be a lover of the open road, and they engage in a philosophical discussion about love and emotional vulnerability while waiting for news of James's condition.