A Study in Desire

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>An impoverished widow ...</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Theodora Prescott has lost everything. Recently widowed and drowning in debts she's forced to accept help from the last place she wishes to seek it-her late husband's estranged family fronted by the icy and domineering Dowager Marchioness of Rockliffe. Theo's plan is simple: endure living at Rockliffe House submitting to the dowager's will only until she can find a way to provide for her children and reestablish her independence. But as it turns out the unwanted tutor hired for her sons becomes less something to endure and more an unlikely source of comfort ... and attraction.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>An accidental tutor ...</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Upon leaving Oxford Jeremy Clare never had ambitions of tutoring children. However when his sensible goal to settle down and become a vicar goes awry accepting the tutor position that falls into his lap seems as good a way as any to get his life back on track. Developing feelings for his pupils' mother is certainly not part of the plan. Yet the more he sees of the strong-willed passionate Theodora Prescott the more his desire becomes impossible to overlook.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>An undeniable but risky allure ...</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Theo has vowed never to let emotion dictate her decisions again and Jeremy has sworn not to stray from a practical path forward. But while a relationship between them would be fraught with obstacles can an unanticipated chance at love make it worth the risk? Giving in to their desires could lead to the greatest happiness for them both. However Theo's life at Rockliffe House comes with other expectations. And the dowager marchioness it happens is not someone to be crossed ...</span></p>