x dismiss this message
Did you know you can edit this page?
-
Sign Into Shelfari
-
Choose something to edit
-
Save your contributions
see page history
Description edit
As headstrong as she is beautiful, Lady Cassandra Vernham defied convention when she refused to marry the man who had compromised her. Now, estranged from her family, Cassandra struggles to make ends meet. A recent auction of her jewels has brought her a modicum of relief, but one of the most... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters edit
- Sophie Vernham: Cassandra's aunt
- Earl of Highburton: Ambury's father
- Duke of Penthurst: one of Ambury and Southwaite's acquaintances
- Amelia: Southwaite's aunt, friend of Cassandra's Aunt Sophie
- Obediah Higgins: Emma's auctioneer
- Elinor: Ambury's mother
- Mr. Nightingale: Emma's auction house manager
- Emma: Cassandra's friend, Southwaite's wife
- William Pitt: Prime Minister of England
- Herr Werner: Count Alexis von Kardstadt's representative in England
- Lord Kendale: Ambury & Southwaite's friend
- Mr. Prebles: Ambury's family solicitor
- Marielle Lyon: French emigre, brings paintings to Emma to auction off
- Earl of Barrowmore: Gerald, Cassandra's brother
- Alexis von Kardstadt: Member of Bavaria's royal family, Count
- Earl of Southwaite: Darius, Emma's husband
- Harold Wakely: rural doctor who keeps patients in his home who are losing their minds
- Darius: Earl of Southwaite
- Viscount Ambury: Yates Elliston, Cassandra's husband
- Aunt Hortense: Southwaite's aunt, friend of Aunt Sophie
- Senora Paolini: Aunt Sophie's cook
- Mr. Harper: Tenant farmer on disputed land
- Mrs. Burton: Gaming hall owner
- Cassandra Vernham: Sister of Gerald Barrowman, Ambury's wife, Aunt Sophie's niece
- Merriweather: Aunt Sophie's companion
- Viscount Kendale: Friend of Ambury and Southwaite
- Leonardo: One of Aunt Sophie's lovers
- Mr. Treedle: a man who Gerald wants Cassandra to marry
- Sean: Kendale's footman, Aunt Sophie likes him
- Lydia: Southwaite's sister
- Miss Stockton: Add a description of this character.
- Boucher
- Mama: Cassandra's mother
- Baron Lakewood: Friend of Southwaite, Ambury, and Kendale, killed by Duke of Penthurst in a duel, wanted to marry Cassandra
- Angus: Replaces Sean as bodyguard for Aunt Sophie
First Sentence edit
"With each passing minute, I am more relieved that it will be a small wedding," Emma admitted.
Table of Contents edit
Chapter 1-26
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2 of 3 in The Fairbourne Quartet. (standard series)
Preceded by The Surrender of Miss Fairbourne, and followed by The Counterfeit Mistress .
Authors & Contributors edit
- Madeline Hunter (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Jove
Country: USA
Publication Date: February 26, 2013
ISBN: 0515151114
Page Count: 336
Publisher: Jove
Country: USA
Publication Date: February 26, 2013
ISBN: 0515151114
Page Count: 336
Subjects edit
Links to Supplemental Material edit
More Books Like This edit
Books with Additional Background Information edit
We’re hiding the errata, movie connections, books that influenced this book, books influenced by this book, books that cite this book and books cited by this book sections. If you would like to add content to them, you must first make them visible.
You were just viewing this book on ♥ Roberta & co.’s shelf.
