The Lost Heiress (Ladies of the Manor)

by Roseanna M. White Book 1 in the Ladies of the Manor series.

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Brook Eden has grown up uncertain of her parentage until evidence suggests that she may be the missing daughter of a Yorkshire nobleman. She leaves the Mediterranean for Whitby Park, where her father accepts her but other relatives and servants question her claim. While Brook investigates her mother’s death and the disappearance of valuable diamonds, her childhood friend Justin must protect her from those who benefit from keeping the past concealed.

Brook’s claim threatens established expectations about inheritance, so evidence of identity is valuable to everyone around her. Accepting her as an heiress may displace other relatives, alter property and reopen questions about an old death. The romance therefore develops inside a practical investigation of who benefits if the missing child is found and who profits if she remains legally uncertain.