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Restoring Lady Alice
(2019)(The first book in the Dunsmore Heritage series)
A novel by Lydia Pembroke
A brave gentleman, an unlikely governess, an unscrupulous Baron, a truth revealed, an unexpected love.
Alice Lambton was not looking for love, and never expected to find it as a governess, especially in the home of the cruel Baron of Waterford and his unhappy young wife Jane, Lady WaterfordFrederick Parch, a legal clerk and house guest of the Baron, is eager to complete his task and return to the peace of his own home in Upper Nettlefold. Yet when Lord Waterford is unbearably brutal to his wife, and devises callous plans for Alice and the wealthy, reclusive Dowager Countess of Dunsmore, Fredrick finds himself unable to remain impartial toward his employer and defends the women at the risk of incurring the Baron's wrath.
Events become dangerous and as Alice and Frederick struggle through the maze of deceit that entangles them, their attraction becomes undeniable, yet must remain unspoken, for fear of wide-reaching repercussions.
What has driven the Baron to such cruelty? Can Frederick Parch stop the Baron from perpetrating a terrible deceit? Why is the Dowager Countess of Dunsmore so interested in Alice? Can love find a way through all of the lies of the past and present? Or will destiny force Alice and Frederick apart?
A brave gentleman, an unlikely governess, an unscrupulous Baron, a truth revealed, an unexpected love.
Alice Lambton was not looking for love, and never expected to find it as a governess, especially in the home of the cruel Baron of Waterford and his unhappy young wife Jane, Lady Waterford
Frederick Parch, a legal clerk and house guest of the Baron, is eager to complete his task and return to the peace of his own home in Upper Nettlefold. Yet when Lord Waterford is unbearably brutal to his wife, and devises callous plans for Alice and the wealthy, reclusive Dowager Countess of Dunsmore, Fredrick finds himself unable to remain impartial toward his employer and defends the women at the risk of incurring the Baron's wrath.
Events become dangerous and as Alice and Frederick struggle through the maze of deceit that entangles them, their attraction becomes undeniable, yet must remain unspoken, for fear of wide-reaching repercussions.
What has driven the Baron to such cruelty? Can Frederick Parch stop the Baron from perpetrating a terrible deceit? Why is the Dowager Countess of Dunsmore so interested in Alice? Can love find a way through all of the lies of the past and present? Or will destiny force Alice and Frederick apart?
If you enjoy clean Regency Romance books you really should add Lydia Pembroke to your reading list.
Genre: Inspirational
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