Miss Burton Unmasks a Prince
by Jennifer Moore
1812Southern belle Meg Burton is her
parents’ last hope of avoiding financial ruin, and a distant cousin’s
kind gesture seems an ideal solution: he will sponsor Meg for a London
Season. The pursuit of a wealthy husband was not exactly how the bookish
young woman had envisioned her first trip abroad—after all, what does a
girl from Charleston, South Carolina, know about being a lady? Amidst
the stunning gowns and extravagant balls of the ton, Meg feels like an
imposter. Thankfully, she has one friend who knows her true self—Carlo, a
handsome stable hand. Despite their difference in station, love
blossoms between the unlikely pair, and Meg is sure of one thing: she
wants nothing to do with the insufferable European aristocracy. Prince
Rodrigo de Talavera has lost everything to Napoleon. Jaded by war, he
has become bitter and miserable—until he meets Meg, an American woman
whose eccentric schemes and passion for life remind him what it is to
laugh and to love. If only she knew him for himself and not as Carlo the
stable hand. With the shadow of deception looming over their happy
acquaintance and the dangers of war drawing ever more near, can Meg and
Rodrigo find the courage to put aside their pretenses and discover if
they can be loved as they truly are?
parents’ last hope of avoiding financial ruin, and a distant cousin’s
kind gesture seems an ideal solution: he will sponsor Meg for a London
Season. The pursuit of a wealthy husband was not exactly how the bookish
young woman had envisioned her first trip abroad—after all, what does a
girl from Charleston, South Carolina, know about being a lady? Amidst
the stunning gowns and extravagant balls of the ton, Meg feels like an
imposter. Thankfully, she has one friend who knows her true self—Carlo, a
handsome stable hand. Despite their difference in station, love
blossoms between the unlikely pair, and Meg is sure of one thing: she
wants nothing to do with the insufferable European aristocracy. Prince
Rodrigo de Talavera has lost everything to Napoleon. Jaded by war, he
has become bitter and miserable—until he meets Meg, an American woman
whose eccentric schemes and passion for life remind him what it is to
laugh and to love. If only she knew him for himself and not as Carlo the
stable hand. With the shadow of deception looming over their happy
acquaintance and the dangers of war drawing ever more near, can Meg and
Rodrigo find the courage to put aside their pretenses and discover if
they can be loved as they truly are?