A Regency romance
Things are not good in the de Villiers household. First father died and now mother is dead and elder brother is now in charge and he has a gambling addiction and is deeply in debt plus the debts inherited from an improvident father and a foolish mother. If something doesn't happen, the three siblings will lose the family home.
A letter arrives that just may save the day. The de Villiers name is ancient and honorable and a wealthy lord, a Duke, is interested in allying himself with the de Villiers family and wishes to wed Miss de Villiers, sight unseen. Problem is, Miss de Villiers is already in love with a worthy but not at all wealthy local man. So the youngest sibling, Clorinda, who is only seventeen, volunteers to marry the wealthy lord instead and save the family honor and the family home.
So Clorinda is bundled off to London wearing her dead mother's old clothes and is immediately married to the Duke. He installs her at his mansion in the country and heads back to his hedonistic life in London. Naturally, Clorinda is not happy with this arrangement. So she hatches a plot to win the Duke's love. She will go to London to live with her sister, who is now also married, and with the very generous allowance the Duke set her up with and with a new hair style and fancy new clothes, and a false name, charm the Duke and make him fall in love with her. Complications ensue.
This was a good story, despite how silly it sounds. It is just a light and fluffy regency romance story, but sometimes a person just needs something light and fluffy. I enjoyed it.
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