Signet Regency romance
7 total works
Miss Helen Prestwick has completed her arduous journey from Portugal to England determined to ensure the future of her nephew, the twelfth Earl of Camberwell. Unfortunately, she has no evidence that the child is the son of Christopher Beresford who died in battle - and knows her claim will enrage Christopher's cousin Edward, who currently wields the title.Edward Beresford never wanted the earldom to be bestowed upon him, nor the familial and financial responsibilities that came with the title after his cousin's death. But he's not going to surrender the title without verifying the legitimacy of Helen's claim. Although Christopher's mother and sisters are pleased as punch at the possibility of a new heir, Edward finds himself enchanted with the child's lovely guardian, whose mission to usurp his title has also ensnared his heart.
A young lady with a penchant for archaeology is refused permission to excavate the ruins on her new neighbor's estate, and then accused by the handsome-but-wary landowner of trying to somehow trap him into wedlock. Shocked, she refuses to believe she could ever fall for someone so insufferably conceited--or so she thinks.
A Regency Christmas Carol
by Mary Balogh, Edith Layton, Mary Jo Putney, Carla Kelly, Elisabeth Fairchild, and Anne Barbour
Published 1 November 1997
