A heritage neither of them desires, a wrong to right. A chance to end a family curse...
When strangers tumble through the doors of once resplendent Grandview Estate, Lady Laura Tamlow is pulled into a rather unexpected journey, away from the village she's never left along with a gentleman unlike any she's ever known.
Jonathan Canfield is out of options. And he'd do anything to restore his family fortunes in order to keep them from poverty, including roping Lady Tamlow into playing the part of thief. They must reclaim both his and her family jewels that were stolen the night of the fated Grand Masquerade of 1770, where both the Canfields and the Tamlows fell far from society's good graces. If only his thief weren't so lovely, he'd be able to focus on the mission without distraction.
But there's a bigger problem at hand. The jewels reside at Lombard Park under the eye of Lord Herrington, a greedy dragon of a man who knows he's about to die. Yet he has bigger claims than they ever imagined and attempts to steal something far more valuable than family jewels. With deception afoot, will Jonathan ever see Lady Tamlow again?
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May 9, 1815
Hillshire, England
I poured a steaming cup of perfection and nestled before a quiet fire in my cozy parlor at
Grandview Estate. This small miracle of a room had long been my refuge in this large and rather
emptied home—if one could call it such.
A home ought to have a family within, not merely their leavings. My father’s spyglass remained
on the old sea chest. Mother’s thin, brown shawl was carelessly slung over the chair where she’d
left it. My brother’s frightful collection of pinned beetles and butterflies leaned against the
bookcase, never to creep or flit about the earth again. Was I not pinned in place like them?
Alas, Father had been long deceased, I scarcely remembered him. Mother and Colin were away
seeking fortune, and I was very much alone for months on end. Being closed in this cheerful
space made me feel less so. The rose pattern on the walls, the snapping fire, and the pile of books
at my disposal gave me a sense of being wrapped in my grandmother’s arms. God rest her soul.
Ann Elizabeth Fryer loves nothing more than using story and romance to relay the depths and graciousness of a Father who holds us securely in the palms of His hands. Daydreaming her surroundings from a young age, she's lived in historic homes most of her life and regularly participates in backyard archaeology. When she's not writing historical projects, her contemporary novels show a flavor of her forever-passion for all things old. Ann, her husband, and three children make their home in small-town Illinois where they can hear church bells keep time and tradition.
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