A ruined lady inherits a hidden library. A reserved scholar is appointed to control it.Meg Linley has survived on scraps since fleeing a cruel fiancé at the altar, a scandal that cost her family, her future, and her name. When a letter announces that her eccentric godfather has left her a small London townhouse and a private library, Meg dares to hope for something she has not had in purpose... moreA ruined lady inherits a hidden library. A reserved scholar is appointed to control it.Meg Linley has survived on scraps since fleeing a cruel fiancé at the altar, a scandal that cost her family, her future, and her name. When a letter announces that her eccentric godfather has left her a small London townhouse and a private library, Meg dares to hope for something she has not had in purpose.The inheritance comes with a the collection must be made “respectably available,” and the trustees have appointed Dr. Charles Pembroke, a reserved classics scholar, to supervise. Meg expects judgment. Charles expects frivolity. Both are wrong.As they catalog shelves packed with manuscripts and cryptic marginalia, they uncover coded letters and a missing journal tied to powerful wrongdoing. Official scrutiny follows, and Meg’s former fiancé returns with polished threats and a hunger for whatever Alderbridge hid.To protect Meg’s legal claim and keep the library from seizure, Charles offers a solution that is as shocking as it is a marriage of convenience, on terms that keep Meg in control of the work she is building. In cramped rooms full of pages and secrets, partnership becomes intimacy, and quiet devotion becomes the safest kind of love.A standalone Regency romance in the Legacies of Fortune and Love series. less
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