For example, Lucinda Cardington's school to help "fallen women" was based on a similar project developed by wealthy heiress and philanthropist Angela Burdett-Coutts and the author Charles Dickens.
It would be more accurate to say this book was inspired by the people and culture of the time. When writing A Bride for the Season, I took a slightly different approach. A Lady Most Lovely includes the Duke of Wellington's funeral and also a cameo appearance by a police detective of the time named Inspector Field. An Heiress at Heart has several scenes set at the Great Exhibition of 1851. “Delamere weaves rich historical detail into a lovely, poignant romance of faith, trust, and second chances.” - Katharine Ashe, author of When a Scot Loves a Lady, on An Heiress at Heart Read ExcerptĪs an avid reader of history, it's no wonder that I would set my historical romances against the background of real places and events. As James gets to know the vibrant, charming, and passionate woman behind Lucinda’s shy exterior, he comes to the distressing realization that he doesn’t want her in anyone’s arms but his own.
But her father won’t agree to a dowry unless James can also find a suitable husband for the lady’s elder sister-quiet, reserved Lucinda Cardington. Snared in a scandal that for once is not his doing, he is forced to do the honorable thing and offer marriage to the lady. James Simpson’s rakish ways have finally caught up with him. Yet when her sister places herself in a compromising situation with London’s most scandalous bachelor, the entire family’s reputation comes perilously close to ruin. "Delamere weaves rich historical detail into a lovely, poignant romance of faith, trust, and second chances.Lucinda Cardington doesn’t care that she is close to being “on the shelf.” She has more serious pursuits in mind and is perfectly content to leave dreams of romance to silly young ladies like her sister. As James gets to know the vibrant, charming, and passionate woman behind Lucinda's shy exterior, he comes to the distressing realization that he doesn't want her in anyone's arms but his own. But her father won't agree to a dowry unless James can also find a suitable husband for the lady's elder sister-quiet, reserved Lucinda Cardington. James Simpson's rakish ways have finally caught up with him. Yet when her sister places herself in a compromising situation with London's most scandalous bachelor, the entire family's reputation comes perilously close to ruin. Lucinda Cardington doesn't care that she is close to being "on the shelf." She has more serious pursuits in mind and is perfectly content to leave dreams of romance to silly young ladies like her sister.
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