Alverstone

Download or read book Alverstone written by Beatrice Knight and published by Maiden Press . This book was released on 2023-05-20 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A man in possession of £12,000 a year and his own teeth is not to be sneered at. After five failed London Seasons, Charlotte Winford is past being picky. She has enraptured a gouty squire with a pig-farming empire. Admittedly, he is no Adonis and has a horror of educated women, but it’s not raining suitors in the ballrooms of 1813. Only duty would induce war-hardened Jasper Alverstone to attend an Almack’s ball. The most hunted matrimonial prize in England, he is not above skulking in dark corners to avoid ambitious mamas. Unfortunately, he is now head of his illustrious family and must honor his father’s will, even if it means marrying an insufferable heiress who loathes him. No sooner has that lady thrown his dance offer in his face when he overhears some sapskull making the world’s worst marriage proposal. Nearly flattened by its fleeing recipient, Jasper is stunned to recognize the country damsel he saved from ruin seven years ago. His life was never the same again. With old scores to settle and secrets to hide, Jasper and Charlotte form an uneasy alliance that sets the ton aghast. A demoralized wallflower has an obvious agenda, but what can a powerful marquess want with a Shropshire nobody? Alverstone is a sweeping Regency-set saga of two families bound by love and war. Review: Pam Baker, REGENCY CHRONICLE "...Welcome to Alverstone, a Regency ‘Downton Abbey’ that has it all: romance, intrigue, tragedy, and humor, set against the backdrop of glittering balls, sprawling estates, and the battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars. ... ...Knight writes like she time-traveled from 1813. As founder of the All Things Regency research blog, she brings a deep understanding and passion for the customs, language, and fashions of the era. What sets Alverstone apart is its authenticity, along with deft plotting, sharp wit and vivid characters.... ...Whether you’re a fan of Regency fiction, or just great storytelling, Alverstone is a must-read -- a sumptuous period piece. Witty. Touching. Deliciously Austen-like. Impossible to put down."