Georgia, Countess of Maybury, was devastated when her
husband was killed in a duel. She immured herself in the
country only hearing small amounts about the rumors floating
about ton. It was speculated that she had promised the man
who killed her husband that she would run away with him and
take all the jewels she had with them. Her mother-in-law
claimed to have proof of her perfidy. Since the letter was
never seen by anyone else, the talk died down.
Now that her mourning is over, Georgia is making plans to
regain her place in society and snare herself another
husband of equal or higher rank.
Her parents have other ideas. When her father's mare loses a
race against a mare owned by the new Lord Dracy, he proposes
a match between Dracy and Georgia. Dracy is interested but
wants Georgia to come to him willingly. As he learns the
extent of the scandal, Dracy sets out to find the person who
is so intent on smearing her name; a task that will prove
difficult and keep him away from the estate he so needs to
restore.
Normally, I am admirer of Ms. Beverley's work but this book
didn't keep me interested. The characters of Dracy and
Georgia were interesting but the rest of the people
surrounding them were not. The identity of the villain was
something I figured out fairly quickly so the story dragged
for me.
Lady May is back. And so is the scandal that sent her
tumbling from her position as the toast of London, when her
husband, the Earl of Maybury, was killed in a duel. Even a
year of mourning hasn't quieted the rumors of her infidelity.
Georgia Maybury is determined to regain her position in the
beau monde, but a scarred ex-naval officer threatens her
plans...
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