The Strange Duties of a Lady's Companion
by Margaret BennettPublish: Aug 31, 2021Historical Romance New Adult Romance Romance Historical Fiction Women's Fiction Teen & Young Adult Book Overview
Desperate for employment, she becomes a lady's companion to a thief.
Upon the death of her father, Miss Emme Lyndhurst is left destitute and is forced to accept a position as a lady’s companion to Lady Webley, who’s a pilferer, or to put it bluntly—a thief. Somehow, Emme must keep the older woman from stealing items. But a house party with valuables lying all about turns into a fiasco for Emme as she discovers items stolen by Lady Webley and now must return them without the owners’ knowledge.
Jonah, Viscount Hampden, attends a house party in the wilds of Cumbria to uncover a seditious rebellion and encounters the attractive lady’s companion. Their paths continually cross at night, and soon she becomes embroiled in his investigation. He’s also drawn into her unusual duty to protect a thief—and to the plucky young lady herself.
A sweet humorous Regency romance with witty dialogue, mischief and happily ever after.