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She’s never been accepted in society. Until now. Elnora knows and loves every inch of the Ashcombe estate, but as the illegitimate granddaughter of old Mr. Ashcombe she knows she is an unsuitable—even impossible—choice for its future mistress. But when her grandfather’s will is read Elnora discovers she has a chance to be the Ashcombe heiress after all! There’s just one condition: she must find a suitable husband—within three months. With the man she’s loved since childhood cast in the role of unwilling adviser, she must make a choice. Will she accept a suitor to secure the ...

Penniless. Terrified. Thrown upon the mercy of strangers. When timid Arabella Ashcombe is shipwrecked on her way to claim her inheritance, she finds shelter and friendship in the town of Crofton. As she tries to put her life back together, she discovers that navigating small-town gossip can be just as perilous as the open seas—and it’s not only her own reputation that’s at stake! Will she find the courage to stand by the tall, dark-haired curate who has shown her such kindness, or will she run from the tongues of the gossips—and the secrets hidden in her own heart? This sweet and ...

She never meant to take her mistress’s place. Anna Bond sails to Jamaica with her new mistress, the timid heiress Arabella. Everything Anna has ever dreamed of in her orphaned life—family, fortune, status—and handsome suitors!—will soon be Arabella’s. Anna chafes at the thought of living the rest of her life as a lady’s maid, but when a twist of fate puts Anna in the heiress’s place, she discovers that dreams aren’t always as sweet as they seem! Will Anna be able to tell Arabella’s arrogant Grandfather the truth about who she is? More importantly, can she admit to herself ...