He did not want feelings in the equation. And there was another huge problem- he had feelings for her. Only she was a servant, way beneath him for marriage. Set out to find such a woman to act in the sole capacity of mother and nothing more, Julien found the perfect woman. However, after losing the third governess for his children, his mother convinced him that finding himself a mother for his twins would be better…More permanent. The Duke of Langley, Julien had no desire to remarry after his first wife jumped to her death from the balcony of their home. Until she met the Duke of Langley and spoke to him in the shadows. Evelyn was resigned to her fate and was just happy that she at least had her step-sister Lady Jane in her life. Her wicked step-mother decided to use Evelyn as a servant in their household. Still everything became worse when her father died leaving them in poverty. But in the end, Benedict salvages this with a refreshing dose of reality, reminding us that some unfortunate truths of history cannot be rewritten.Lady Evelyn’s life changed when her mother died and her step-mother Lady Cecilia entered her life. The relationship between Clara and Andrew Carnegie never quite moves into the realm of real equality, or real love. Several chapters drop off at cliffhanger moments-will the illicit relationship be discovered?-only to skip ahead weeks or months with little resolution. which was that of the James, who succeeds to his brother's rights.
Occasionally the moral lines become a little too tidy and character motivations a little too noble. Take them to ters were presented to the Duchess by the leader of thee at once. And as the household cook warns her, “ seen too many masters and servants crossing the boundaries… It never ends well for the servant.”īenedict paints a chiaroscuro picture of 1860s Pittsburgh, with the opulence of fine gowns and banquets alternating with the black soot of poverty. Andrew Carnegie may have come from a modest immigrant background like her own, but he is quickly becoming one of the most ruthless industrialists in history. And as the dashing son of the household, Andrew Carnegie, begins to take an interest in her, Clara must decide whether she is willing to risk her position – and her family’s safety-for a chance at something more. Mistaken for another Irish girl of the same name, she is offered a coveted position as a lady’s maid in the home of the Carnegies-an up-and-coming family soon to be among the wealthiest in America.īut as Clara adapts to her new duties, she must maintain her false identity as a Protestant with experience serving in the elegant homes of Dublin.
Clara Kelley finds her way from an impoverished village in Galway to the bustling streets of Pittsburgh, determined to secure a position in America and send money home to her struggling family.
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