The Lady's Companion

<p>Daughter of a baronet who has gambled away everything lovely Susan Hampton has no choice but do the unthinkable: get a job. Swallowing her pride she finds a position as a lady's companion in the Cotswolds to Lady Bushnell a widow whose husband served with distinction in the British Army during the Peninsular wars in Spain.</p><p><br></p><p>Proud Lady Bushnell doesn't want a lady's companion foisted on her by caring relatives. Neither does the bailiff on one of the Bushnell properties. David Wiggins is a former sergeant in Lord Bushnell's Fighting Fifth Infantry. A Welshman and product of a workhouse David is clever honest and capable. He sees no place for someone like Susan Hampton. Until he does. </p><p><br></p><p>A lady's companion is hardly a more improbable job for someone of Susan's background but she is out of choices. And there is hardly a woman less suited for David's life. How in the world did they fall in love? How can this possibly end?</p><p><br></p>