A Forthright Courtship

What happens when a Lady falls for the man enlisted by her father to help her? When Maria Worthing's father realizes his health starts to deteriorate significantly, he relocates them from their plantation in the Caribbean to London, where he enlists the children of his childhood best friend to help Maria in her first London Season. Since Maria has been raised without the confines of society and practically no one else to socialize other than her father until now, she knows she has to polish her manners and find a husband before her father dies and she's left with nothing. Maria is determined to carry out her duty, but how on earth will she do such a thing? Being taught by Edward Reginald, the Duke of Foreshire and his sister is the only way to achieve her goals and to set her father's worries at ease. But will she be able to pull this of when society is so cruel to her and sees her as nothing more than an outsider? And what happens when she realizes she has fallen for the Duke of Foreshire? Maria knows she cannot fall for him. He'll never think of her as anything more than a young sister figure-will he? A captivating regency romance of 90,000 words, written by Fanny Finch. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a sweet happily ever after. Also available with Kindle Unlimited!