Book 4 in the award-winning series called "enchanting" and "sparkling" by Austenprose and Austenesque Reviews With her two older sisters married, managing family affairs has fallen to capable Miss Margaret Hapgood, leaving little time for thoughts of marriage. But a trip to Bath to find her uncle a wealthy bride throws her in the path of a handsome recuperating soldier, who is equally determined to keep his mother’s fortune out of grasping hands. " 5 of 5 stars . Captivating...I most highly recommend!" - AustenesqueReviewsdotcom - 2022 Austenprose Editor's Pick . "In this much-anticipated addition to "The Hapgoods of Bramleigh" series, Christina Dudley continues to enchant readers with her memorable characters and her Gaskell-esque writing style. 5 of 5 stars." - Austenprosedotcom Clean Regency romance author Christina Dudley's books have been called " enchanting ," " sparkling " and " swoon-worthy " by reviewers like Austenprose and Austenesque Reviews. Her award-winning series The Hapgoods of Bramleigh contains six books:  The Naturalist, A Very Plain Young Man, School for Love, Matchless Margaret, The Purloined Portrait,  and  A Fickle Fortune . Watch for her next series The Ellsworth Assortment in later 2022! Dudley also wrote  The Beresfords , a modern retelling of Jane Austen's  Mansfield Park , which the  Seattle Times  praised as " ingenious and entertaining ," and of which Austenprose's Lisa Galek declared, "I would rank The Beresfords with some of the best Austen updates I've ever read or seen." To join her mailing list and receive a FREE copy of a Hapgoods of Bramleigh novella, visit her at christinadudley(dot)com. She and her family live in Bellevue, Washington.