Loyalty

The Chaplain's Legacy, Book 5

One man with a secret. A family torn apart by the consequences.

Mr Kent Atherton isn’t too worried about the sudden discovery that his parents’ marriage was invalid and he is illegitimate—he loves machinery of all types, so what would be more perfect than a career as an engineer? The industrial future is so much more interesting than the traditions of the past. But the son of an earl isn’t supposed to work in trade, and besides, he’s loyalty-bound to support his brother’s little enterprise. Will he ever escape his family’s hold on him?

Miss Katherine Parish has been orphaned and left penniless. Happily, her aunt has given her a home, but she moves in much higher circles than Katherine is used to. How can the daughter of a mill owner mingle with the Earl of Rennington and his family? But the perpetually cheerful Kent Atherton lifts her out of her gloom, and even gives her hope of a happy future together, until she discovers a shocking secret about him…

This is a complete story with a happy ever after. A traditional Regency romance, drawing room rather than bedroom. Book 5 of a 6 book series.

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