Widowed Lady Elinor Standon has only one goal -- marry a
duke. She seeks marriage to an esteemed gentleman to gain
guardianship of her 14-year-old sister from her step-
father, who is selling young Tia to the highest bidder for
his own gain. Elinor, having had a very disappointing
previous marriage, is willing to risk marriage again to aid
Tia.
When the widower James Tremont, 9th Duke of Parkerton,
enters the Standon residence to do a favor for his brother,
Clifton, he receives a black eye. Being mistaken as
Elinor's new solicitor hired to help find her a duke, James
plays along with the charade. Posing as Mr. St. Maur,
Esquire, James becomes embroiled in a web he cannot free
himself from as he falls hopelessly in love with Elinor.
And Elinor's body becomes enflamed at the mere sight of Mr.
St. Maur.
After winning Tia's guardianship for Elinor, James is in a
quandary as to how he can reveal the deception of his true
identity and win Elinor as his wife. To make matters worse,
his staff fears James has turned as "mad" as his ancestors
and are blindsiding him to prevent a new mistress.
Elizabeth Boyle has created a most tantalizing and
extremely entertaining story in a weave of deception that
takes an unexpected twist. The storyline is quite amusing
and filled with colorful antics by both Elinor and James. I
completely fell in love with the characters and the story
end came all too quickly.
Elinor thought it would very simple to marry a duke, until
she found them in short supply
Elinor Sterling is the second Standon widow ready to make
the leap back into matrimony--but for her it is a
different situation. Forcing her hand is her step-father
who is threatening to take away her younger sister, and so
it is up to Elinor to find a powerful husband to send this
troublemaker packing--in other words, she needs a duke.
But what she discovers is that dukes are in very short
supply so she hires solicitor James St. Maur to track down
the most likely candidate. But the man she's hired isn't
quite what he appears to be, and all too soon Elinor finds
herself mad about the most unlikeliest of heroes.
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