“Your independent thoughts and actions will do you no good here … the game all women must play is that of survival…”
An unlikely heroine, a family in peril, forbidden love —
Regency drama at its best.
“A gentleman who knows his own handsomeness and makes it plain to the world is, indeed, by the very observance of it, rendered unattractive.”
The Story
1824, England: For her whole life, the quietly independent Rosie Blake has been blissfully unaware that she is the rightful heir to the wealthy Weighchester family.
With a father committed to keeping her existence a secret and a grandfather desiring to reveal the truth, the battle between them continues to rage.
Meanwhile, Rosie has a chance encounter with the vibrant Juliet Weighchester, sparking a close friendship. Rosie falls for Juliet’s handsome brother, Preston, and he, her. Yet all is not as it seems.
As time goes on, pieces of the Weighchester family puzzle begin to surface. Family alliances are tested. All must toe the family line, but Juliet is torn…
Rosie’s world is thrown into chaos. At her most vulnerable, she is introduced to the ruggedly debonair Duke of Dashington who becomes besotted with her.
Rosie determines the time has come to make her own way in the world and open herself up to a life of her choosing – until the unthinkable happens.
“The words hung in the air like thick black smoke swirling around the room, choking those who dared to breathe them in.”
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