The man she never forgot has returned—with secrets that could cost them everything.
Caroline,
Dowager Marchioness of Lewiston, has accepted the life she was given: a
grand title, a comfortable house, and a heart trained not to want what
it cannot have.
Sent to India years ago to prevent his marriage
to Caroline, Thomas Ashcombe returns with a fortune, a beloved daughter,
and dangerous evidence of East India Company corruption.
As old
feelings between Caroline and Thomas awaken, the secrets surrounding his
past may destroy all hope—especially when a new law makes suspicion as
dangerous as guilt.
Thomas’s daughter, Anjali, faces her own
trials in a society determined to question where she belongs.
Intelligent, courageous, and caught between worlds, she never expects to
find an ally in awkward, honest Sir Julian Meredith, a barrister more
at ease in court than in any drawing room.
But when Julian and
Anjali are drawn into her father’s political danger, they must find the
courage to expose a truth powerful men will do anything to bury—and to
trust in a love that gives them both a place to belong.
My ThoughtsIn this double dilemma tale, you follow the story of two couples. When Thomas returns after years in India, his friendship with Caroline is rekindled and he asks her help to launch his daughter on the social scene. She accepts, although she knows that with Anjali's anglo- indian background, there may be difficulties to face. The socially ill at ease barrister, Sir Julian Meredith meets Anjali and seem to have an understanding from the start. Anjali is beautiful and intelligent and comes from a high standing on her mother's side. She struggles with the view that some have of a woman's place in society. To some she appears unconventional, especially because of her mynah bird which she uses to put strangers on the back foot. Only Sir Julian seems to take it in his stride.
The politics of the time affect these couples directly and form a major part of the story. A recent Act of Parliament has threatened people's freedoms and is used against Thomas to try to silence him and to cover up corruption. The four protagonists must work together to get through the situation without scandal. This is a most interesting dimension to the story and underpins the growing romances which we see.
In short secrecy and cover-up About the Author
Susanne Dunlap started out a historian, became an
award-winning historical novelist with fourteen published novels for adults and
teens, and is now the author of the Regency romance series, Double-Dilemma
Romance. She lives and writes in a converted textile mill in Biddeford, Maine.
You can follow Susanne here: Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn | You tube
Susanne Dunlap started out a historian, became an
award-winning historical novelist with fourteen published novels for adults and
teens, and is now the author of the Regency romance series, Double-Dilemma
Romance. She lives and writes in a converted textile mill in Biddeford, Maine.
You can follow Susanhttps://www.amazon.com/Dowagers-Grand-Triumph-cultures-Double-Dilemma-ebook/dp/B0H1HJDHBDne here: Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn | You tube
Book links: Amazon UK |
Thanks to Susan Dunlap, Comfortable Prose Publishing and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.
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