Régence

Married and widowed in short order, Chastity Somers vows to claim her bridegroom's inheritance as the long-lost St. Iyves, Earl of Barrington, if only to have the means to care for his impoverished young cousins. After freeing the children from their workhouse prison, she heads for Sunnyledge. The estate will be hers to run as a children's home if no other heir appears within three months...and if she remains above reproach. But now she must contend with Reed Gilbride, who also believes himself the missing St. Iyves. The dangerously handsome military man has the power to derail all her dreams. She prays he will not find proof of his claim...or realize the power he soon holds over her heart. If she surrenders to the passion he inspires, will she sacrifice the children's future...or find the key to her own? Book