“. She’s worth forty thousand pounds… and not one person in London can be bothered to learn her name. ”. She fled society to be free, only to find the one man who truly saw her. Lady Charlotte Fairfax is the Season’s most glittering prize, and its most exhausted prisoner. Dukes and earls circle her like creditors, her parents calculate her future like an investment, and every dance feels like a bargain struck over her heart. So Charlotte does the only scandalous thing left. She disappears... more“. She’s worth forty thousand pounds… and not one person in London can be bothered to learn her name. ”. She fled society to be free, only to find the one man who truly saw her. Lady Charlotte Fairfax is the Season’s most glittering prize, and its most exhausted prisoner. Dukes and earls circle her like creditors, her parents calculate her future like an investment, and every dance feels like a bargain struck over her heart. So Charlotte does the only scandalous thing left. She disappears. With a borrowed name and a plain gown, she flees Mayfair’s marriage mart to Berkshire, accepting a quiet post as a respectable widow’s companion, determined to be valued for her mind, her kindness, and her courage… not her dowry. But peace at Harcourt Hall doesn’t last. Major Nathaniel Harcourt returns home wounded from war—stern, honorable, and far too perceptive. He’s not interested in flirtation, or society games… until he meets the new companion who speaks like a lady, watches like a strategist, and hides a secret heavy enough to ruin them both. As village gossip blooms, stolen glances turn to stolen moments, and a sharp-eyed guardian begins to suspect the truth. Because if Charlotte is found, her father will drag her back to London, and into a loveless match arranged for power and profit. Now Charlotte must choose to. return to the gilded cage… or risk everything for a love that finally sees her. A clean, swoony Regency romance featuring a runaway heiress, a wounded war hero, a country house haven, witty banter, slow-burn tenderness, and a satisfyingly triumphant happily-ever-after. Also free with Kindle unlimited. less
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