Tea and Scandal

Tea and Scandal by Smith, Joan. mass_market edition. ISBN: 9780449224922.

THERE WAS MUCH ADO ABOUT SOMETHING AT WILDERCLIFFE! Exceedingly wealthy Lord Pargeter had married his housekeeper . . . then expired, leaving the woman an heiress. There was something havey-cavey about the whole business, especially when the womans niece, Jane Lonsdale, arrived unexpectedly from her teaching position at Miss Prisms Academy. Across the lake, neighbors at Swann Hall were most interested. Visiting acquaintance Lord Fenwick decided to investigate . . . and was very intrigued by Jane, whose past hinted deliciously of scandal and whose lovely face and lively spirit fascinated him even more. As devilishly attractive as she found Lord Fenwick, Jane kept frantically busy trying to keep her past a secret and was not gullible enough to succumb to the charms of a man too curious about her for his intentions to be noble!