Bethany Swafford
Can love survive the scrutiny of society?Rosalind’s marriage to the charming Lord Evan Westwood was a love match, but it has not been what she expected. Going from being a poor relation to a lady should have been a dream come true, however, Rosalind struggles with the changes that have come to her life. Will her husband regret marrying her when he realizes that society doesn’t accept her?Ten years may have passed since the scandal with her father, but certain members of the ton have not forgotten what John Emerson did. Rosalind tries to hold her head up high and prove her reputation is above reproach. This becomes difficult when one of Lord Evan’s schoolmates, Mr. John Rowley, tries to flirt with her every time they meet. Escaping to the countryside for a house party sounds like a good idea, but rumors and speculation follow them there. Rosalind finds her father’s journal, but unraveling the threads of the past is difficult when the present is just as tangled. Can Rosalind and Evan agree on how to dispel the rumors or will their lives be overshadowed by scandal forever?
