04081cam a2200901 4500 2785096838 TxAuBib 20260617120000.0 ||||||s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780062747389 006274738X B06XVR5D5F Amazon 6e9b09a9-9151-4367-9457-fc06b85059e2 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 3225161 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Tremayne, Marie. Lady in Waiting [Bridges eBook]. Avon, 2018. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 798kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. upstairs downstairs romance. polish American characters. american friends fiancee. marriage of convenience. Polish-American authors. poor damsel in distress. main character heiress. Upstairs Downstairs. multiple identities. heiress in distress. damsel in distress. Historical Romance. Real Downton Abbey. ladies in waiting. reluctant heroine. female employment. Plain protagonist. hero in disguise. flee the country. Reluctant Bride. Polish American. wedding battle. relationship. aristocratic. flee danger. flee london. engagement. downstairs. fainting . courtship. seduction. Scotland. nobleman. marriage. waiting. royalty. British. England. Wedding. century. heroine. heiress. family. London. couple. escape. house. woman. 19th. Lady. HTML:RITA Award Winner She wants to escape her present . . . When Clara Mayfield helps her sister elope, she's prepared for the scandal to seal her fate as a spinster. What she doesn't expect is to find herself engaged to the vile Baron Rutherford as a means of salvaging her family's reputation. Determined not to be chained to a man she loathes, Clara slips out of Essex and sheds her identity: she becomes Helen, maid at the Earl of Ashworth's country estate. After all, below stairs is the last place anyone would think to look for an heiress . . . He wants to forget his past . . . William, Lord Ashworth, is attempting to rebuild his life after the devastating accident that claimed the lives of his entire family, save his beloved sister and niece. Haunted by memories of what was and determined to live up to the title he never expected to inherit, William doesn't have time for love. What he needs is a noble and accomplished wife, one who can further the Ashworth line and keep the family name untarnished . . . Together, can they find the perfect future? From their first encounter, the attraction between them is undeniable. But Clara knows William is falling for Helen, a woman who doesn't even exist. The question is, if she reveals the truth about her identity, can she trust the broken William to forgive her lie and stand by her side when scandal—and the baron—inevitably follow her to his door? Historical Fiction. Fiction. Romance. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2026-06-15 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=6e9b09a9-9151-4367-9457-fc06b85059e2&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=6e9b09a9-9151-4367-9457-fc06b85059e2&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)