Ruthless Rake

Left on the verge of starvation by her dissolute father’s gambling and drinking, the beautiful but resourceful young Syringa Melton is at her wits’ end.
Not only has their delightful Manor House and all its contents been put up for sale at auction to pay off his huge debts, but also her beloved horse, Mercury.
When the rakishly handsome Earl of Rothingham overhears her sobbing to Mercury in a last...