Synopses & Reviews
Meet three noble bachelors and a quartet of American girls of questionable manners! New York Times bestselling author Candace Camp delights with an exciting new series featuring love, laughter, and intrigue.
When Mary Bascombe’s stepfather tries to sell her and her sisters to the highest bidder after their mother’s death, she resolves to take drastic action. Although their British mother was estranged from her family, Mary decides the four will flee to London and take their place in society as granddaughters of the Earl of Stewkesbury.
Dashing Sir Royce Winslow doubts the honesty of the young women’s claim—despite their charms, they seem to be hiding something. His attraction to feisty Mary, however, is no ruse, so when the sisters are shipped off to Willowmere, the earl’s country estate, to acquire some polish, Royce is quick to join them. When an unknown villain attempts a kidnapping, Royce and Mary are thrown together as they confront the danger . . . and Royce learns that while high society may sing the praises of proper behavior, it is a most improper American who is winning his heart.
Review
"Like Camp’s other books, this one is beautifully crafted. The characters are so real you feel as though you know them, and the feisty matchmaker and the stubborn duke make a memorable couple." --Booklist on The Courtship Dance
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“A storyteller who touches the heart of her readers time and again.”
—Romantic Times
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"Four unconventional American sisters and three aristocratic bachelor brothers set the stage for the first novel in Camp's Willowmere trilogy. With a bit of mayhem, humor, misunderstandings and enough sensuality to please any reader, this consummate storyteller writes a well-crafted and enchanting tale. " - Romantic Times (4.5 stars) on A Lady Never Tells
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"Regency romance veteran Camp [...] launches the Willowmere series with this steamy romp. [...] Extended foreplay and explosive climaxes will entertain modern readers" - Publishers Weekly on A Lady Never Tells
Synopsis
Marigold (Mary) Bascombe, the eldest of four sisters, is fiercely determined to keep her family together after her mother dies—even if that means escaping to England to contact their distant grandfather, the Earl of Stewkesbury. Although their English mother was estranged from her father, they must depend on old family ties to shelter them. But when Mary and her sisters are mugged at the London docks, Sir Royce Winslow—who knew nothing of an American branch of the family—stops the thief and helps the damsels in distress. And as Mary and her sisters ease their way into the family’s good graces, Royce is forced to acknowledge his growing attraction for the feisty, determined Mary.
About the Author
Candace Camp is a New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of more than sixty novels of contemporary and historical romance, including the bestselling Regency romances Treasured, The Marrying Season, and A Summer Seduction. She grew up in Texas in a newspaper family, which explains her love of writing, but she earned a law degree and practiced law before making the decision to write full time. She has received several writing awards, including the RT Book Reviews Career Achievement Award. Visit her at Candace-Camp.com.