An enchanting romantic adventure with an intriguing mystery at its core! Perfect for fans of Georgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, Jane Aiken Hodge and Jane Austen.
Will Kitty find the happy ending she’s always dreamed of…?
1795, England
Having grown up with her two best friends Prudence and Nell at the Paddington Charitable Seminary for Indigent Young Ladies, Kitty Merrick is now being urged to take up a position as a governess.
However, she is determined to resist the path that has been laid out for her. Convinced that she is the illegitimate daughter of two nobles, Kitty believes she is fated to marry a lord and take her place in Society.
A chance meeting with Claud, Viscount Devenick, quickly throws her life into disarray. Mistaking Kitty for his cousin, he compels her to accompany him home — only to find that she is at the centre of a long-buried family scandal.
Curious about Kitty’s past and keen to upset his cold-hearted mother, Claud asks Kitty to marry him. Enchanted by the prospect of becoming a viscountess, Kitty accepts.
But married life is far from what she expected. With Claud preoccupied and often away from home, Kitty soon grows lonely. And when everyone in Claud’s family refuses to speak of her origins, she begins to despair of ever finding out who she really is…
How is Kitty connected to Claud’s family? Can she find a way to make her marriage work?
Or will she come to regret her hasty elopement…?