Harriett Ranleigh

Harriet Ranleigh was a young woman living in 1890s

New York. She was an orphan and lived with Hiram Stratton, Sr, as his ward. She was engaged to his son, Strat. She was best friends with Strat's sister, Devonny. She even became friends with Annie, even though they both competed for Strat's heart. In the second book, Harriett develops consumption. She is sent to cure cottage in the northern mountains, called Clear Pond. She tragically dies at the end of the novel.