The Elusive Miss Ellison (Regency Brides #1)
Christianisme (romans), Intrigue amoureuse légère , Intrigue amoureuse, Intrigue amoureuse historique
Audio avec voix de synthèse, Braille automatisé
Résumé
Handsome appearance counts for naught unless matched by good character and actions That s the firm opinion of not-so-meek minister s daughter Lavinia Ellison So even though all the other villagers of St Hampton Heath are… swooning over the newly returned seventh Earl of Hawkesbury she is not impressed If a man won t take his responsibilities seriously and help those who are supposed to be able to depend on him he deserves no respect from her In Lavinia s pretty gray eyes Nicholas Stamford is just as arrogant and reckless as his brother--who stole the most important person in Livvie s world Nicholas is weighed down by his own guilt and responsibility by the pain his careless brother caused and by the legacy of war he s just left This quick visit home to St Hampton Heath will be just long enough to ease a small part of that burden Asking him to bother with the lives of the villagers when there s already a bailiff on the job is simply too much to expect That is until the hoydenish intelligent and very opinionated Miss Ellison challenges him to see past his pain and pride With her angelic voice in his head he may even be beginning to care But his isn t the only heart that needs to change These two lonely hearts may each have something the other needs But with society s opposition ancestral obligations and a shocking family secret there may be too many obstacles in their way Fans of Georgette Heyer Lori Wick and Julie Klassen will enjoy the spirited exchanges between the bluestocking minister s daughter and the bruised war hero as they move past pride and presumption to a humbled appreciation of God s grace and the true strength of love