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A Debt of Conscience
(2027)(The fourth book in the Warrington Bequests series)
A novel by Rose Pearson
A ward he never wanted. A guardian the whole town fears. A dead woman who chose them both.
Miss Clara Winslow comes home from France to bury the only relation she had left — and learns, across a solicitor's desk, that Lady Warrington has left her a fortune and placed her in the keeping of a stranger. Not just any stranger. The Marquess of Applecross has not been received in three years. Society says a man died because of him. He has never once denied it.
Lord Applecross had every intention of leaving England for good. One clause in a will has undone all of it, and tied him instead to a girl with two thousand a year, a fresh grief, and no intention of being managed. He means to see her safely settled and be gone. He does not mean to explain himself — to her or to anyone.
But Lady Warrington was never careless. She chose this guardian for this girl, and the nearer Clara comes to why, the clearer it grows that the answer could clear his name — or finish hers.
Readers of sweet Regency romance will adore:
''' A guardian-and-ward romance where the match itself is the scandal
♥ A hero the ton has judged and condemned — and who has let them
♥ A heroine who asks her own questions and will not be sent home
♥ Matchmaking from beyond the grave (the Warrington through-line)
♥ A secret someone will risk a great deal to keep buried
♥ Investigation as courtship ''' partners in a mystery, falling as they go
♥ A slow-burn, clean & wholesome love story
A sweet, clean standalone Regency romance with a guaranteed happily-ever-after.
Genre: Historical Romance
Miss Clara Winslow comes home from France to bury the only relation she had left — and learns, across a solicitor's desk, that Lady Warrington has left her a fortune and placed her in the keeping of a stranger. Not just any stranger. The Marquess of Applecross has not been received in three years. Society says a man died because of him. He has never once denied it.
Lord Applecross had every intention of leaving England for good. One clause in a will has undone all of it, and tied him instead to a girl with two thousand a year, a fresh grief, and no intention of being managed. He means to see her safely settled and be gone. He does not mean to explain himself — to her or to anyone.
But Lady Warrington was never careless. She chose this guardian for this girl, and the nearer Clara comes to why, the clearer it grows that the answer could clear his name — or finish hers.
Readers of sweet Regency romance will adore:
''' A guardian-and-ward romance where the match itself is the scandal
♥ A hero the ton has judged and condemned — and who has let them
♥ A heroine who asks her own questions and will not be sent home
♥ Matchmaking from beyond the grave (the Warrington through-line)
♥ A secret someone will risk a great deal to keep buried
♥ Investigation as courtship ''' partners in a mystery, falling as they go
♥ A slow-burn, clean & wholesome love story
A sweet, clean standalone Regency romance with a guaranteed happily-ever-after.
Genre: Historical Romance
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