My Lady Caroline
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Bidden by a lovesick ghost to unearth Lord Byron’s secret diary, a Boston heiress finds a fiery passion of her own in this “spellbinding” novel (Romantic Times).
Heiress Alison Cunningham, born into the upper echelon of Boston society, is shattered when her parents are killed in a tragic plane crash. Driven by grief to a séance, she receives a message not from her family, but from long-dead Lady Caroline Lamb, a former lover of Lord Byron whose affair ended in heartbreak and betrayal. All Caroline wants is proof that Lord Byron truly loved her—proof that can be found in his memoirs, hidden somewhere in Dewhurst Manor. But when Alison impulsively buys the estate, she finds more than she bargained for.
Jeremy Ryder, a British antiques dealer, is also searching for the memoirs. Their tempers quickly clash, but not without igniting a historic passion of their own in this “truly remarkable story” (Publishers Weekly).
“Jill Jones continues to carve out a most unique and extraordinary niche for herself with her completely captivating and unusual novels.” —RT Book Reviews
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Only the most patient readers, with a serious interest in Lord Byron and Lady Caroline Lamb, will make it past Jones's (Emily's Secret) hopscotch opening. Somewhere about chapter four things slip into place, and the beginnings of a truly remarkable story emerge. Alison Cunningham, a young, Boston heiress, is confronted by the troubled ghost of Lady Caroline, who asks her to find Byron's secret memoirs so that she may prove to society that Bryon did indeed love her. Alison ventures to England and impulsively buys Dewhurst Manor, where the memoirs are purportedly hidden. There, she meets Jeremy Ryder, a British antiques appraiser who is also looking for them. Their love story is entwined with that of Lady Caroline and Lord Byron, as told through Caroline's letters and Jones's fact-based pastiche of the Byron memoirs. It's a smart idea, as the contrast of the bitter historical passion gives greater depth and dimension to Alison and Jeremy's contemporary one.
