Dearest Frederica, you are the kindest, gentlest, sweetest-tempered soul I have ever known. You must know I love you. MISS FREDERICA CHILD KNOWS EXACTLY WHO SHE IS. She has always known, for as long as she can remember, that she is the granddaughter of the Earl of Tipton, from whom her father had been estranged prior to his death. But she does not begrudge the life of luxury she never had; her work at the Taverstock Orphanage, creating a sort of adoptive family, is all the reward she desires. ALAS, JUST AS SHE BECOMES AN ADULT, her contentment is due to be shattered. A new patron of the orphanage—the handsome, young, and recently bereaved Duke of Penrith—discovers her secret and reveals her whereabouts to her estranged family. The reunion is a surprise to everyone, but in one thing the Richmonds are sure: Frederica must return to her family and the life she is due as the granddaughter of nobility. CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO WORLDS, knowing who she is but unsure of who she wants to be, Frederica struggles to reconcile herself with the decision she must make. The Duke proves an unexpected ally, and she soon recognises that they could be more than just friends. BUT WITH THE DUKE SO RECENTLY BEREAVED, and Frederica’s own life in turmoil, can love truly bloom? And will she ever be able to find the peace she had in obscurity again?