

An edition of The Bride's Necklace-(Necklace Trilogy, #1) (2005)
By Kat Martin
Publish Date
2005
Publisher
MIRA Books,MIRA
Language
eng
Pages
409
Description:
Knowing that she alone can protect her sister from the Baron Harwood, their lecherous stepfather, Victoria Temple Whiting snatches the family's heirloom necklace, believed to hold the power to bring great happiness or terrible tragedy, to pay for their escape to London. Terrified that the baron will find them, Victoria poses as Tory Temple and finds employment as a servant in the household of handsome Cordell Easton, the scandalous Earl of Brant.The sisters' arrival couldn't have been more welcome. In need of a new mistress, Cord turns to Tory, whose wit and intellect intrigue him. But when the baron discovers the girls' whereabouts, Cord learns Tory's secrether noble birth. Furious that he has compromised the daughter of a peer, Cord must decidemarry Tory and keep her safe, or allow his stubborn pride to deny his heart. Necklace Trilogy The Bride's Necklace (Necklace Trilogy, #1) The Devil's Necklace (Necklace Trilogy, #2) The Handmaiden's Necklace (Necklace Trilogy, #3)
subjects: Jewel thieves, Mistresses, Kings and rulers, Stepfathers, Social life and customs, Impostors and imposture, Marriages of royalty and nobility, Imposters and imposture, Fiction, Romance, Stepdaughters, Historical Fiction, Sisters, Nobility, Large type books, Fiction, romance, regency, England, fiction, London (england), fiction, Marriage, fiction, Fiction, romance, historical, Great britain, social life and customs, fiction, Paramours, Fiction, romance, historical, regency, Fiction, romance, historical, general
Times: 19th century