Sir Philip's Folly - Poor Relation, Bk 4 Author:M. C. Beaton (a pseudonym of Marion Chesney) Commotion reigns at the Poor Relation hotel renowned for elegance and eccentricity when two unwelcome guests challenge its gentle owners' amatory expertise! — Sir Philip Sommerville is quite the antique, but not too old to bring home a paramour: fat, vulgar, greedy Mrs. Budge. She's costing the hotel a pretty penny, and the ot... more »her poor relations must force her departure through an elaborate deception.
Then there is Lady Carruthers, a highly rouged widow who passes off her grown daughter, Arabella, as a school miss and sets her own cap for the young Earl of Denby. Arabella, however, is already smitten with the dashing golden-haired earl, and the impulsive young lady seeks the poor relation's help. Plans are made for her debut at a grand ball in aid of the King's army. But Denby, though enchanted by the vastly pretty Arabella, still thinks her a child. Only crafty old Sir Philip can hatch a plot to open his lordly eyes and stir up the most intriguing passions.
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