Abigail Westcott's dreams for the future were lost when her father died, but she now enjoys the independent life of a wealthy single woman. When she meets Gilbert Bennington, the lieutenant colonel who has escorted her wounded brother, Harry, home from the Napoleonic Wars, she mistakes him for a servant. Gil takes umbrage at being condescended to--secretly because of his own humble beginnings. Gil and Abigail soon discover how wrong first impressions can be. For behind the appearances of a once-grand lady and a once-humble man are two people who understand what true honor means, and how only with it can one find love.
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Mary Balogh.
