BOOK #5
Start with An Unexpected Kiss. Rupert Cummings receives a terse
message from his estranged brother, ordering him to sell his army
officer's commission and return to England. Upon his arrival, he
finds Perceval close to death. Rupert soon inherits the viscountcy
and discovers he has a niece, a by-blow from one of his brother's
many affairs. Celia wriggles her way into his heart, and Rupert
knows any wife he takes will have to understand his love for the girl and her
place in the family. Lady Cornelia Worthington's father dies on the eve of the
Season, forcing Lia and her twin Tia to delay their come-outs as they go into
mourning. To break up the monotony, they are invited to visit her Aunt Agnes
in the Lake District for a few months. Lia is excited to travel to a new place
and eager to spend time in her three cousins' company. Once Lia meets Rupert
-and Celia-she is drawn to both of them. But Lia's older siblings have made
love matches, and she is determined to do the same. Though she knows
Viscount Cressley is attracted to her, she refuses to wed without a declaration
of love. Will Rupert realize the attraction he feels for Lia goes beyond the
physical and admit he loves her, or will he lose the woman who holds his heart?
