Join Dolly Wycliffe and Edmund Caruthers, esquire, as they make plans for their new life together as man and wife. The wedding date has been set, the parish church reserved for the nuptials, and friends and family invited to attend.
Their plans unravel when Dolly pays a call on the vicar and discovers the poor man’s head has been bashed with a paperweight. With blood on her clothes, she’s the prime suspect.
The clergyman dies from his wounds and the charges against Dolly are changed to murder. She’s sent to Holloway prison to await trial.
Edmund has made a reputation for taking on difficult cases, but the vicar’s murder has him stumped. With Dolly behind bars and time running out, he mustn’t leave any stone unturned to find the killer.
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Outspoken and unruly, Julia Ballard advocates for a woman’s right to vote but the men who make the laws won’t listen.
Julia enlists the help of George Russell, a new member of parliament, to bring the women’s petition before the House of Commons. George, a widower with two small children, isn’t at all eager to assist Julia, especially since they clash over the suffragists’ methods for gaining the vote.
Giving up isn’t an option.
Meanwhile, George’s mother, who lives with him and his children, meets the famous Egyptologist, Sir Reginald Whitaker. After a whirlwind courtship, Sir Reginald asks Mrs. Russell to marry him and join him in Thebes.
Mrs. Russell won’t leave her son and grandchildren to fend for themselves. Mindful of George’s political future, she devises a scheme to find him a suitable wife.
Only a lady will do.
Leaving George with the impossible task of finding a solution to satisfy both ladies.
Buy Your Copy HereConstance Wynchcomb, the companion to Lady Caddick-Boyle, is traveling to Kent when their motor breaks down. A coach stops and a gentleman passenger named Evan Galsworthy offers his help.
Evan is on his way to visit his mentor, Bishop Oswald Kingsley. His mother died at his birth and he seeks the whereabouts of his father. He’s sure the bishop can tell him but is disappointed when the bishop says he doesn’t know who Evan’s father is.
Evan and Constance enjoy each other’s company and he asks to court her. Her ladyship is suspicious of his intentions and hires an agent of inquiry, who uncovers Evan’s secret past.
Times have changed in the age of the Edwardians and Constance follows her heart. She accepts Evan’s offer of marriage despite his dodgy family history. Lady Caddick-Boyle refuses to attend the wedding. When the bishop dies, Evan discovers his father’s identity in the man’s private papers and is devastated to learn of his shocking origin. There is no way he can marry Constance.
Jilted on her wedding day, Constance returns to the employ of Lady Caddick-Boyle. Constance must decide whether to stay with her ladyship or find out why Evan disappeared.
What would a sensible girl do?
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