An Unusual Bequest

Widowed Lady Charlotte Hobart and her two young
daughters have lived comfortably under her father-
in-law's roof, but everything changes on his death.
The new Lord Hobart fills Easterley Manor with
his disreputable friends and treats Charlotte with
contempt. With no money, and nowhere to go, she feels
suddenly bereft-and not a little frightened.

Viscount Stacey Darton wants to protect Charlotte,
and to do that he has to pretend to be as bad as the rest
of the unwelcome houseguests. It's obvious to Stacey
that this tall, elegant lady is no light-skirt but a true
gentlewoman. She is also proud, so whatever he does
to help her must be done in secret.