Books like Lysander's lady by Elizabeth Hawksley

Name: Lysander's lady
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: Elizabeth Hawksley

Miss Clemency Hastings is a sharp‑tongued heiress whose mother ambitions her into the marriage of choice. When Clemency inherits £100,000, she attracts the eye of Lysander, the unmarried Marquess of Storrington, who is beset by debt after his brother’s death. Refusing to be forced into a compromise marriage, Clemency takes refuge with her cousin Anne and secures a governess position at a nearby estate. She soon discovers that her new home is only moments away from Gandover Court, the very seat of the Storrington family, setting the stage for a tense and potentially romantic encounter.

First publish date: 1994

Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction

Authors: Elizabeth Hawksley

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