The Captain's Courtship

June 1, 2012
Lady Claire Winthrop is at the end of her financial rope, and the only man who can help her is Captain Richard Everard. Unfortunately, that last time Claire saw Richard was 10 years earlier when she was busy jilting him. Fortunately for Claire, Richard now needs her expertise for help in shepherding his newly discovered cousin Samantha through her first London season. In exchange for Claire's help as Samantha's sponsor, Richard promises to provide the wherewithal Claire requires to secure her own future. As far as Claire is concerned, everything will go just fine with Richard as long as she focuses on the present and doesn't dwell on their past. Which turns out to be easier said than done once Claire realizes that Richard may be interested in courting her again. In the second impeccably written installment of her Everard Legacy series, Scott subtly weaves an intriguing thread of mystery through the sweetly romantic plot of her quietly compelling second-chance-at-romance story.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2012, American Library Association.)