title: Scars of Yesterday
author: Whittal, Yvonne
description: She was a fool for loving him
  
  Helen met Simon Savage when she went to Brock Castle as governess to his young daughter. She quickly learned what everyone in the village had said was true. The famous South African playwright was a harsh, embittered man.
  
  "Marriage is a battlefield," he sneered, -where a man has to pit his wits against the devious tactics women employ!"
  
  Simon had built a shield around his heart. How could she possibly get through to it?
  
  Hero: Simon Savage
  Heroine: Helen Talbot
  Daughter: Lisa Savage