Hidden Inheritance

Beautiful, blonde Vanessa Tarleton dares to accept a position repairing tapestries for the Earl of Stone, knowing full well his reputation as a handsome rake. She had heard gossip about him during her London season but, when her father gambles everything away, she knows the offer is too good to reject. Nicholas, Lord Stone faces his own dilemma. He must wed an heiress to restore his nearly bankrupt property and keep a promise he made to his grandfather, but is the beautiful and wealthy Mrs. Hewit the right choice? Although forewarned about the dangerously attractive earl, is Vanessa forearmed to resist his charm?