The Heiress's Secret Love

Book excerpt: A forced betrothal, a missing chambermaid, and two unlikely allies whose lives merge in a forbidden entanglement of the heart. Emmeline is to be married to a heartless brute of a man—sold off like a pig at auction, nothing more than a pawn to secure her father’s business dealings. When the handsome Elias Compton arrives at the hotel under the guise of seeking employment, she is instantly smitten. Elias has come to The Balfour Hotel undercover. His real mission is to search for a missing woman who was last seen working as a chambermaid at the hotel. Has she met with foul play? Does the fiancé of the beautiful Emmeline Balfour have anything to do with her disappearance? One thing is certain. There are some sinister goings on at the hotel. As Emmeline and Elias join forces to find the whereabouts of the missing chambermaid, they soon become entangled in affairs of the heart. If you like engaging mysteries with a touch of romance, suspenseful twists and turns and heartwarming endings, you will love The Balfour Hotel series. THE HEIRESS’S SECRET LOVE is a 30,000 word historical regency romance with a touch of suspense and intrigue and an inspirational theme of sweet love. It is clean and wholesome with no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after ending. KEYWORDS: Victorian, marquess, baron, Regency, brides, earl, viscount, duke, Christian, religious, inspirational, spirituality, sweet, clean, wholesome, young adult, teen, romance, historical, faith, family, love, scandalous, British, courtship, governess