Books like Alas, My Love:(Botany Bay #2) by Edith Layton
In the second book of Edith Layton’s Botany Bay series, Amyas St. Ives rises from a foundling home and London streets to a position of wealth. Yet his fortune and striking good looks are not enough to earn respect in high society, whose members frown upon his bas‑born origins. When Amyas meets Amber, a fellow orphan under the care of a respectable family, he believes he has found a kindred spirit. As their love develops, Amyas must confront the social barriers that threaten to keep them apart, while Amber struggles to reconcile her hidden past with her aspirations for a better life. The novel follows their attempts to prove that merit, rather than birth, should determine a man's worth.
Set against the backdrop of Regency Britain, the story explores themes of class, ambition, and the transformative power of love, all seasoned with Layton’s characteristic wit and historical detail.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Edith Layton
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