Linford Romance
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When Georgina's path crosses with that of William Philip Carter's horse, her life takes a dramatic and unexpected turn for the better. The affluent and mysterious Mr. Carter placates her anxious mother and takes both of them into his manor house. Unwittingly, he is forced to face dark shadows from his own past. He has rescued Georgina from life with her impoverished family, the result of selfish and weak menfolk: an act which will change his own world forever.
"Before the snow arrives and she becomes trapped for the winter, Flora escapes from the village in which she has grown up. Shame and scandal have marred her good name, so she refuses to life herl ife there--condemned by the unfair judgement of others. However, Flora finds that fate has placed her destiny in the hands of the mysterious Mr. Simkin. Together they brave the treacherous weather in order to fight the treachery of men ... "P[4] of cover.
When Bethany walks with her friend, Kezzie, to the neighboring fair, her friend's infatuation with Bill Judd nearly causes the fall of both young women. Abandoned by Kezzie, Bethany has no notion that the road she now treads will lead her into the lives of Richard and Bartholomew; who are two very different brothers.
Megan has good reason to hate the prosperous Ackton family, the mill owners whom she holds responsible for her mother's death. However, determined that they will not shorten her life, she runs away. After falling into a canal, she is accused of being a madwoman for attempting suicide, and is sent to the asylum. Megan is rescued from her fate by Mr. Nathan Ackton, and finds that she owes her liberty to a member of the family she loathes.
The arranged marriage to a man she despises seems to be the only way to save her family until help from her aunt and a bold act of courage offer Elizabeth another way.
Tabitha is reluctantly released from St Mary's Establishment for Impoverished Girls because Miss Grimley will not break the rules and allow her to remain. She must go into service, contributing to the school so that other girls will benefit. Tabitha rides on the back of a wagon and watches her past drift into the distance. With a heavy heart, she contemplates years of hard work and predictability stretching before her, little realising just what the future has to offer.