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For no gentleman is this more true than Charles Morwellan, the eighth Earl of Meredith. Although he's seen the many successful unions of his Cynster connections, he has also watched his father's obsessions nearly destroy their family and fortune, a mistake Charles will not repeat. But as Lord... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Charlie Morwellan, Lord Meredith: Earl of Meredith,
- Gabriel Cynster: Charlie's brother-in-law, Alathea's husband
- Alathea Cynster: Gabriel's wife
- Sarah Conningham: Charlie's chosen fiance
- Jeremy Morwellan: Charlie's younger brother
- Clary Conningham: Sarah's younger sister
- Gloria Conningham: Sarah's younger sister
- Miss Twitterton, aka "Twitters": Sarah's governess
- Lady Conningham: Sarah's mother, "Mama"
- Lord Conningham: Sarah's father
- Celia: Martin's wife
- Martin: Celia's husband
- Serena: Charlie's mother
- Augusta: Charlie's sister
- Mrs. Duncliffe: the vicar's wife and a member of the orphanage committee
- Mr. Skeggs: the solicitor from Crowcrombe and a member of the orphanage committee
- Mrs. Carter, aka "Katy": principal cook and chief caretaker at the orphanage
- Miss Emma Quince, aka "Quince": bookkeeper at the orphanage, she oversees all repairs to the house, furniture, and furnishings, while looking after the babies
- Lily Posset: a girl who works at the orphanage and helps with the babies
- Jeannie: a girl who works at the orphanage
- Kennett: the man of all work at the orphanage who also takes care of the animals
- Jim: the lad about the house who works at the orphanage helping with everything, errands, fetching, carrying, and feeding the animals
- Joseph Tiller: a worker at the orphanage who teaches the children, especially the older boys
- Maggs: one of the young boys at the orphanage
- Malcolm Sinclair: a major investor in the railways
- Gwen: Sarah's maid
- Alec: Add a description of this character.
- Mr. Pommeroy
- Barnaby
- Jennings
- Stokes
- Dillon
- Gerrard
- Edith
- Penelope
- Mr. Riley
- Haynes
- Jones
- Ginny
- Mary
- Harris
- Anne
- Alice
- Henry Wallace
First Sentence edit
He had to marry, so he would.
Table of Contents edit
Chapters 1 - 22
Series & Lists edit
This is book 15 of 20 in The Cynsters. (standard series)
Preceded by What Price Love?, and followed by Temptation and Surrender.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Stephanie Laurens (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: William Morrow
Country: USA
Publication Date: February 27, 2007
ISBN: 978-0060840860
Page Count: 400
Publisher: William Morrow
Country: USA
Publication Date: February 27, 2007
ISBN: 978-0060840860
Page Count: 400
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.92
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