It is August 1815. A woman returns to England after an absence of 6 years from the wreck of the Battle of Waterloo, Emma Simmons eloped with an officer when she was fifteen and consequently was disowned by her parents. However, she has married again and is now a widow. Retrurning home she must keep her years in France secret or bring disgrace on her family. Her dreams are haunted by a green-eyed Colonel she saved at Hougoumont but is convinced died.Edward Genestes, the Earl of Warrender has returned home to find his father ...
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It is August 1815. A woman returns to England after an absence of 6 years from the wreck of the Battle of Waterloo, Emma Simmons eloped with an officer when she was fifteen and consequently was disowned by her parents. However, she has married again and is now a widow. Retrurning home she must keep her years in France secret or bring disgrace on her family. Her dreams are haunted by a green-eyed Colonel she saved at Hougoumont but is convinced died.Edward Genestes, the Earl of Warrender has returned home to find his father dying and that he is now the Earl. Edward's father has included some provisos in his Will that if Edward doesn't marry before the end of the Season; the estate will fall to his nephew, with his brother-in-law, acting on his behalf. However Christopher, Viscount Hawthorne is a gambler and a wastrel and Warrender would be ruined if it was to fall into his hands. Edward must marry to save his estate, but all he can think about is a pair of grey eyes and slim figure in the madness of Waterloo and the battle to save Hougoumont Farm.
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