The Earl's Mission

Miss Rachel Cooper does not believe in society's standards, especially when it comes to love. Working in her parents' pub, she has seen the ways of men, especially those of higher standing, and would rather remain alone than to be attached to a man and made miserable. With the chances high that the pub will have to close, Rachel frets as to how to help save it. Then a dashing Earl appears telling her a fascinating story that could be the answer to her prayers.Lord Joseph Linfield, Earl of Brunsford, cares not for the simplistic notion of love. His sights are set rather on the one thing he believes sustains happiness: wealth. When Joseph is called to the bedside of a dying friend, he is shocked to learn that the man has an illegitimate daughter and wishes her to reside in his home upon his death. Joseph gives his word that he will carry out the mission given to him no matter the cost.Believing Joseph's story that this man was her real father, Rachel sets off to a world unlike any she has ever known, filled with elegant dresses, teas with ladies of the ton, and conversation unlike any she has ever had before. Through careful instruction from tutors and teachers, her confidence grows in her new standing, along with her admiration for the man who made it all possible.Joseph realizes the vast fortune that is within his grasp might be what he needs to earn the respect of the ton he has always desired. All he must do is convince Rachel that he is the one for her in order to get it.As these two opposites come together, each learns things about themselves, and each other, that have them begin to question what truly can make them happy.


Genre: Historical Romance