In 1855 Miss Marion Bradwell describes herself as ridiculously tall and plain of face. She sadly admits that prospective husbands have not beaten a path to her door. Charles, Marquis de Montfort writes that he has always been embarrassed by his extreme height and the reflection he sees in his looking glass. Balls and other society functions have a source of anguish for them both. However, at her last ball of the season Marion glances across the room and sees the man of her dreams. Charles sees a vision of elegance. They dance, they fall in love, but all does not run smoothly for Charles was...
In 1855 Miss Marion Bradwell describes herself as ridiculously tall and plain of face. She sadly admits that prospective husbands have not beaten a pa...
This first book in the Hartley family saga is the story of the arranged marriage between Natalie Pembroke of Virginia and Adam Hebdon, sixth Duke of Lonsworth. When Natalie's mother dies in childbirth her father, the heartless Augustus Pembroke, deposits her with his neighbors, Henry and Bertha Hartley. There she shares an idyllic, if boisterous, childhood with the Hartley's seven sons eventually falling in love with the eldest son, Peter. However, before Peter has the opportunity to ask for her hand, her father packs her off to London to marry a man she most definately does not want The...
This first book in the Hartley family saga is the story of the arranged marriage between Natalie Pembroke of Virginia and Adam Hebdon, sixth Duke of L...
The time is 1864 in this third book concerning the romantic adventures of the Hartley brothers and their adopted sister, Natalie, now the Duchess of Lonsworth. The second Brother, Robin, the Earl of Manningley, falls madly in love with a beautiful young widow, Jonquil Jamison, Duchess of Allerton. Unfortunately, Jonquil's marriage, though short in duration, was so appalling she is determined to never marry again. So, although she falls in love with Robin, she rebuffs his advances. Meanwhile Robin's younger brother, Brian, now a successful painter living in Paris, has fallen hopelessly in love...
The time is 1864 in this third book concerning the romantic adventures of the Hartley brothers and their adopted sister, Natalie, now the Duchess of L...
In 1854 Peter Hartley, now fully recovered from the heartbreak of loosing Natalie to an English duke, travels West. On his way, by wagon train, he rescues a twelve year old girl from a cliff. The image of the girl's raven hair and dark eyes remains with him. Rain Cloud Lonehawk, daughter of a Cheyenne chief and an English school teacher, never forgets her rescuer and compares every young man she meets to him. No one ever compares. When next they meet, under the most bizarre circumstances, Rain Cloud is a beautiful young woman with an unfortunate past who is again in need of rescue. Peter is a...
In 1854 Peter Hartley, now fully recovered from the heartbreak of loosing Natalie to an English duke, travels West. On his way, by wagon train, he res...
