Waltzing with the Earl by Catherine Tinley

He has a beautiful country estate and the title to go with it but is unfortunately not wealthy, meaning his priority is to find a well dowered wife. She and her social climbing mother are on the hunt for an advantageous match.Īdam Fanton, Earl of Salford is the chosen target for Mrs. The contrast between Charlotte and Henrietta is vast whereas Charlotte’s beauty is quiet and understated and her nature kind and conciliatory, Henrietta is stunningly beautiful and she turns heads wherever she goes – but she’s shallow and selfish with a penchant for cruel jibes.

Her natural exuberance and unaffected beauty is refreshing and attractive – too attractive for Henrietta, the eldest Buxted daughter, her mother’s favourite child and generally the centre of attention. Louisa Buxted is less than impressed by the arrival of her husband’s young and attractive relative especially as she has two daughters of her own and sees all other young women as competition in her aspirations for them.Ĭharlotte arrives at the Buxted household amid a bustle of excitement at the thought of meeting and spending time with her female cousins and also at finally seeing and experiencing the delights of London.

Until now, and following the early death of her mother, his beloved Lottie has followed the drum with him but now, although father and daughter are normally inseparable, the Colonel needs to know she is safe and cared for while he gives his full attention to his last duties. Her father, Colonel Sir Edward Wyncroft, has some loose ends to tie up across the channel before he resigns his commission and finally settles down. Frederick Buxted is placed in the rather uncomfortable position of having to explain to his overbearing wife why he has agreed to the temporary guardianship of his deceased cousin’s attractive young daughter, Charlotte.

Waltzing with the Earl by Catherine Tinley