Women with an Attitude Series by Sarah Richmond

London barrister Edmund Caruthers’s ambition is to wear the silks of a King’s Counsel. Born into privilege, he loves to gamble with the old money heirs at his club. A milliner’s apprentice, Dolly Wycliffe pursues her dream to make fashionable ladies’ hats. She engages Edmund’s help to sue a powerful English lord for the wrongful death of her father who’d been in the lordship’s employ. Edmund obliges, especially with a sizable wager at stake... moreLondon barrister Edmund Caruthers’s ambition is to wear the silks of a King’s Counsel. Born into privilege, he loves to gamble with the old money heirs at his club. A milliner’s apprentice, Dolly Wycliffe pursues her dream to make fashionable ladies’ hats. She engages Edmund’s help to sue a powerful English lord for the wrongful death of her father who’d been in the lordship’s employ. Edmund obliges, especially with a sizable wager at stake. His friends have bet against him, believing he won’t be able to wrestle a shilling out of the titled gentleman, especially with a shop girl as a client. Dolly and Edmund discover her father’s death wasn’t an accident and defy tradition and social order to find out the truth. As their mutual attraction grows stronger, they become aware more than her wide-brimmed hats keep them apart. less

Their attraction to each other was undeniable.Tilda Ferguson, a rich American widow on holiday in London, forms an attachment to the son of a distinguished English family only to find the family has fallen on hard times and is after her money.Matthew Broadstreet can save his family from financial ruin if only he will marry her. His feelings for her are upended when he finds out she’s neither an American nor a widow. She is, in fact, Tillie Partridge, the family’s former scullery maid... moreTheir attraction to each other was undeniable.Tilda Ferguson, a rich American widow on holiday in London, forms an attachment to the son of a distinguished English family only to find the family has fallen on hard times and is after her money.Matthew Broadstreet can save his family from financial ruin if only he will marry her. His feelings for her are upended when he finds out she’s neither an American nor a widow. She is, in fact, Tillie Partridge, the family’s former scullery maid.Believing she is a thief, Matthew is ready to expose her scheme, which leaves Tilllie with no choice but to reveal the reason for her expulsion from England almost a decade Matthew’s father paid her five hundred pounds to keep a secret. She invested wisely and with extraordinary luck amassed a fortune.Matthew refuses to believe a member of his family could be involved in anything sordid but his inquiries convince him something happened that must be explained.They work together to unravel the secret, but will the past prove to be too big an obstacle for true happiness? less