Carroway Family Series by Rebekah Summersby

Lady Dannielle Carroway was a young gently bred lady, the daughter of the Earl and Countess of Fenton. She had grown up watching her father hurt and humiliate her mother, and Dannielle had refused the proposal of the man she loved to stay by her mother’s side. Then her mother became engaged and looked as though she would not need Dannielle’s support... moreLady Dannielle Carroway was a young gently bred lady, the daughter of the Earl and Countess of Fenton. She had grown up watching her father hurt and humiliate her mother, and Dannielle had refused the proposal of the man she loved to stay by her mother’s side. Then her mother became engaged and looked as though she would not need Dannielle’s support. Lord William Harrington had always been fun loving, amusing to his friends and set against the idea of ever pleasing his over-bearing father by marrying. Until he saw Dannielle all grown up and then he got to know her, and he fell madly in love. Spur of the moment, he proposed, but she said no. How was Dannielle going to be able to look William in the eye the next time she saw him when she went to London, when she could have said yes to his proposal? less

Lieutenant Timothy Mathon made a promise to his best friend and fellow soldier, Lieutenant Casper Burton, as Casper lay dying after a skirmish with the French. With war looming Tim had been unable to carry out the promise to look after Casper's younger, orphaned, sister, Miss Emma Burton, until she was nearly destitute... moreLieutenant Timothy Mathon made a promise to his best friend and fellow soldier, Lieutenant Casper Burton, as Casper lay dying after a skirmish with the French. With war looming Tim had been unable to carry out the promise to look after Casper's younger, orphaned, sister, Miss Emma Burton, until she was nearly destitute. Having returned to England just to see what Casper's sister needed, and needing to return to his regiment as soon as possible, he saw only one solution to her problem and his lack of time to accomplish what he had promised his friend. Miss Emma Burton had been grateful to the man who had saved her from a potentially horrible death of sickness and starvation, and she had made it her life's ambition to somehow repay that debt. While her saviour, and new husband, fought in Europe she helped him in the only way she could. Emma used every little bit of knowledge and skills at penny pinching to bring Timothy's family property into profit from a nearly bankrupt condition. She hoped that when Timothy did finally return he would see the value of having her as his wife, and hopefully never regret having to marry her to save her. less