The Earl's Waif

De: Dell Rae Fontaine

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

Lady Freida Woods inherited her father’s genius for making money, his small fine bones, his beaked nose and his whole birdlike stature that disgusted his wife so much that she refused ever to couple with the man again leaving Freida his heir to all things not entailed. Her father’s handsome younger brother more brawn than brain got the title, the estate and Frieda’s guardianship, which he used at will decimating her way to self-freedom.
Timothy Lord Cook inherited his father’s Earldom when a fleet of ships, that his father and uncle invested heavily in, went down taking both adventurers with them leaving Timothy with a load of debt and responsibilities. Trying to be the man of the family he kept these bad financial tidings from his mother, his aunt, cousins and all his siblings. But with the help of his friend Lord Marlow Sommners, they came up with a plan to save the estate and everything the debts affected like his sisters’ dowries.
The plan was a hasty marriage to Lady Freida, the season’s worst wallflower. Of course, it never failed that the most whey faced females had the most financial benefits. But Lady Freida would have none of that. When she married it would be by contract so that she preserved most of her own freedoms to live how and where she wanted. But the best laid plans often go awry. Will Lord Cook find that wallflowers can be very special people? Will Lady Freida find that freedom isn’t everything?