And Then Came Love Author:Roberta Leigh They were an ill-assorted pair -- Stella Percy, cool, aloof lady of leisure, with every quality needed to live a life of luxurious elegance except money; and Matthew Armstrong, bluff, honest Yorkshire, who believed in calling a spade a spade, but had plenty of "brass" which he was proud to think had all been earned by his own hard work. — From th... more »e first he had made no secret of his attraction to Stella, and when she accepted his proposal she was a least honest enough to admit that it was for the sake of his money. So began their curious relationship. With so much honesty all round, it might well have succeeded -- and as Matthew had hoped, love might have grown between them eventually -- if Stella could only escape from the memory of Charles Heyward, the symbol of her former life.« less