The Northern Lady (a Regency Romance‪)‬

An outspoken and vivacious northern girl, Cassandra Trent is brought out by her mother's aristocratic family in London. Unlike her cousin Susannah, she's only putting up with this London season because she promised her dying mother. Sparks fly when Cassandra meets Simeon Giffard, whose mother has nagged him into proposing to Susannah. Though Cassie and Simeon argue, they are attracted. Will Susannah rebel against her engagement? Regency Romance by Anna Jacobs; originally published by Severn House as A Forbidden Embrace