Regency
2 total works
Regency Admirer/The Merry Gentleman/The Gentleman's Demand
by Meg Alexander
Published 1 November 2017
The dashing gentleman's demand would put widow Sophie Firle's life-and her son's-in mortal danger. Her task was to act as bait to catch the smugglers who had murdered her husband... The attractive stranger, Mr Hatton, promised he would reward her financially for her trouble. Faced with the alternative-abject poverty...Read more
The dashing gentleman's demand would put widow Sophie Firle's life-and her son's-in mortal danger. Her task was to act as bait to catch the smugglers who had murdered her husband... The attractive stranger, Mr Hatton, promised he would reward her financially for her trouble. Faced with the alternative-abject poverty - Sophie had no choice but to agree, for her son's sake. But the plan also involved Mr Hatton moving into her home and posing as her admirer! He proved to be remarkably convincing...