Fall from Grace

Victorian Vigilantes #4

by Wendy Soliman

Lady Megan Cantrell is escorted home from India by British diplomat and friend of her late husband, Lord Charles Hadley. Megan and her baby son, now the Earl Cantrell, are turned away from Cantrell Court and an attempt is subsequently made to abduct Megan’s son. Charles turns to Jake Morton, the Earl of Torbay, and his future wife, Olivia Grantley, for help in protecting the vulnerable widow and her child.
The Cantrell clan close ranks and poison society’s opinion against Megan, the lowly daughter of an agent working for the East India Company, branding her an opportunist and a fraud. Until the validity of Megan’s hasty marriage to Jake’s friend Luke Cantrell and, more importantly, the legitimacy of Luke’s heir can be established, Megan’s life and that of her baby are in mortal danger.
Olivia worries that the cloud still hanging over her reputation following the murder of her first husband will adversely affect Jake’s standing when they marry. Miranda Southcott, the woman Jake had intended to marry ten years previously, makes an unexpected reappearance in Jake’s life. Jealous and out for revenge she threatens to make public particulars of Jake’s brother’s death, implying that Jake was implicit in bringing it about.
Can Jake find a way to save Megan and her son, fend off Miranda’s attempts at blackmail, keep his and Olivia’s reputations intact and persuade Olivia to go through with the marriage…

275 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 12, 2016

About the author

Wendy is an English author now dividing her time between Andorra and West Florida. She grew up on the Isle of Wight but now lives with her husband Andre and a rescued dog of indeterminate pedigree. She writes Regency romance, contemporary romance and a series of marine crime mysteries.

When not writing Wendy enjoys reading other people's books, walking miles with her dog, drinking decent wine and generally making the most of life.

Reviews

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

1852. Three weeks until the marriage of Lord Torbay and Olivia Grantley. The last thing they need is to embroil themselves in another intrigue. But when friend Lord Charles Hadley asks for help on behalf of the newly widowed Countess Cantrell, just arrived from India with her baby son and heir, they offer their help.
An enjoyable well-written mystery and romance

[Margaret Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent

As always another brilliant book in this series. This author never lets you down and you just want to carry on reading and reading and ......