The Lydian Inheritance

Charlotte Lydian desperately wanted to see her nephew Randal married. And so she used quiet, shy Beth as a pawn in her game, maneuvering Beth into becoming Randal's assistant. But Charlotte's plan worked only partially--Beth fell in love with the assured, icy-cool historian while Randal avoided romantic entanglements as all cost.When this plan fell through, Charlotte invited a second girl to join them at the Lydian family mansion. Avis was beautiful, wealthy, and very sophisticated. Poor Beth felt like a drab moth next to a dazzling butterfly--and she was forced to become an unwilling participant in the relationship between Avis and Randal. Only now Beth was a pawn in Avis's game...