Marina Bexley loves her mystery novels, and when her sister, Penelope, suggests she be their spy in the Duke of Averganst’s house, she willingly agrees. She hates injustice and what the man has done to their family friend, Agatha Armitage, can’t be left unanswered. Plus, she needs to get away from her father, who’s determined to see her married to any man willing to pay off his debts. Penelope’s found love, and that’s all Marina wants too. Pretending to be a lady’s maid to her best friend, Lady Hortense Davenport, the duke’s cousin, Marina hopes to go unnoticed at Highgate House and find the evidence that will prove the duke’s guilt. She had everything planned. Everything but Benedict Hawthorne, Earl of Taunton.
Benedict Hawthorne is a widow whose family legacy is floundering like a fish at sea after the cargo they have invested in is believed lost. In desperate need of an investor to save them, he finds himself a guest of the Duke of Averganst, hoping to persuade him to partner. Prepared to make a deal at any price, the duke asks for more than he’s willing to give – marriage to Lady Hortense. Forced into the company of the young woman and her lady��s maid, he’s sure he knows the young maid from somewhere, and when he finally makes the connection everything in his well-laid plans is threatened. Is the young woman the daughter of the man who swindled his father ten years ago? And if so, what is she doing there? Benedict pays close attention to Marina, hoping to find the truth in this case of happenstance, but finds that there is more to their past, and present than he ever imagined.
Genre: Historical
Benedict Hawthorne is a widow whose family legacy is floundering like a fish at sea after the cargo they have invested in is believed lost. In desperate need of an investor to save them, he finds himself a guest of the Duke of Averganst, hoping to persuade him to partner. Prepared to make a deal at any price, the duke asks for more than he’s willing to give – marriage to Lady Hortense. Forced into the company of the young woman and her lady��s maid, he’s sure he knows the young maid from somewhere, and when he finally makes the connection everything in his well-laid plans is threatened. Is the young woman the daughter of the man who swindled his father ten years ago? And if so, what is she doing there? Benedict pays close attention to Marina, hoping to find the truth in this case of happenstance, but finds that there is more to their past, and present than he ever imagined.
Genre: Historical
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