The Lily and the Tiger

De: Cathy Quintilla

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

When the timid but good-hearted Henrietta Tremaine reluctantly attends a Valentine's Day ball in Regency London, she meets the enigmatic Edgar Radcliff, Duke of Ravenscreig. They immediately hit it off. It seems like a match made in heaven.

Standing in the way of Henrietta's happiness, however, is her scheming sister Harriet, who is her identical twin. When the Duke calls on Henrietta, who is away, the quick-thinking Harriet impersonates her sister. In the days of courtship that follow, the Duke is puzzled by the apparent changes in Henrietta's personality but reasons that it must be the same person.

Henrietta, who is still away, is heartbroken when she learns the truth. She is warned by her sister in a mocking and triumphant letter to not even attempt to interfere. For it is she, Harriet, who has won the Duke's heart, and, besides, Henrietta, she reminds her, would never be able to survive in the fashionable society to which the Duke belongs.

It seems only a matter of time before the gold-digging Harriet will assume the title of a duchess and live in the lap of luxury for the rest of her life. Meanwhile, having lost her chance at true love, Henrietta appears destined for a life of unfulfilling drudgery and privation as a governess.