title: The Impatient Virgin
author: Weale, Anne
description: Her future husband?
  
  Anny Howard was still a child when she met Giovanni--Van--Carlisle. He was nine years her senior, and Anny had soon developed a severe case of hero worship for Van. Over the years her youthful infatuation has blossomed into love.
  
  Anny dreams of becoming Van's wife, but how does he feel about her? He still treats her as if she's a little girl to be looked after--but Anny is determined to show him the woman she can be!
  
  Hero: Giovanni Van Carlisle
  Heroine: Anny Howard