The Benedict Bastard

Recommended for fans of Downton Abbey. --Parkersburg News & SentinelSet against the vibrant and colorful backdrop of 1920s Seattle Cate Campbell''s latest Benedict Hall novel brings the tumultuous changing world of a privileged family to vivid life. . .Though born into one of Seattle''s most prestigious families Margot Benedict has fought to claim all the independence offered to young women in 1923. Where her brother Preston embraced a life of debauchery Margot has a thriving medical practice. Working at a local orphanage she''s shocked to see a young boy who looks every inch a Benedict. But though she''s convinced this is the illegitimate child Preston once mentioned Margot has no way to prove any family connection. At sixteen Bronwyn Morgan fell in love with dashing Preston Benedict. Seduced and abandoned she''s arrived at Benedict Hall determined to find the son she was forced to give away. Aging matriarch Edith takes the fragile girl under her wing but Edith''s own delicate state and Preston''s dangerous animosity collide jeopardizing not only a child''s future but the Benedict legacy itself. Praise For Benedict HallEntertaining with a well-drawn backdrop. --RT Book ReviewsFull of drama...great characters with warm chemistry the reader will want to see together. --Parkersburg News & SentinelIntriguing and colorful. --The Seattle Times