The listing, A Gentle Awakening by Betty Needs (1999, Paperback) has ended.
Florina's father was furious when, after a lifetime of drudgery, she finally plucked up the courage to rebel.. but there was no danger of her returning home. Florina loved her new job as a cook in the household of eminent consultant William Sedley. And it wasn't long before she realized that she loved her employer, too. But she had no chance of attracting his attention when he was engaged to be married to the glamorous Wanda.