Twilight at Moorington Cross

Abigail Wilson

An inheritance could provide her with financial freedom, a rare accomplishment for a woman in the Regency era; she only has to marry one of two men to gain it. But what if her heart belongs to a third...?Brushed cruelly aside by the only father figure she’s ever known and then hospitalized by her arranged husband months before his death, Amelia Pembroke means to take control of her future at last, one way or another. Yet she knows all too well she faces an uphill battle, considering her transient sleeping spells are only getting worse.Cluett’s Mesmeric Hospital has been something of a refuge for Amelia over the past year, even if it didn’t exactly improve her condition. But when her doctor is murdered and her name surprisingly turns up in his will, her options take a drastic turn. She has thirty days to marry one of two named gentlemen—strangers to her—and she will inherit everything from her friend and doctor, Mr. Cluett. One simple decision and all her financial troubles are at an end. The only problem is it’s not a simple decision anymore. Not when she’s falling in love with another man.Ewan Hawkins has received his first assignment as an apprenticed solicitor: to update a man’s will. Finally, a chance to prove to society that possessing a disfigurement won’t hold him back. Thus, he means to do his job well. Of course, he never could have anticipated a murder, nor the strange clause added to the will—nor, most importantly, the charming widow who has found a way to capture his heart.
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Sumár recenzie
Abigail Wilson napísala pútavý romanticko-dobrodružný príbeh Twilight at Moorington Cross, zasadený do regentského Anglicka. Mladej vdove Amelie Pembrokovej sa život obrátil naruby, keď sa stala dedičkou panstva s podmienkou výberu manžela. S pomocou advokáta Hawkinsa sa snaží odhaliť pravdu o smrti lekára Cluetta a zistiť dôvod zvláštnej podmienky v testamente. Skvelý mix historické romance s mysterióznym zápletkami a prekvapivým záverom.

Sumár recenzie
Tajomné dedičstvo je pútavým romanticko-dobrodružným príbehom od autorky Abigail Wilsonovej, zasadeným do regentského Anglicka v roku 1819. Mladá vdova Amelie sa stáva dedičkou panstva Moorington Cross a musí sa vydať za jedného z dvoch neznámych mužov podľa podivnej podmienky v teste. S pomocou advokáta Hawkinsa sa rozhodne odhaliť pravdu o smrti svojho dobrodincu doktora Cluetta a vysporiadať sa s nečakaným dedičstvom. Román Tajomné dedičstvo šikovne prepája regentskú romantiku s gotickým tajomstvom a zároveň ponúka napínavý príbeh plný nebezpečenstiev, intríg a záhad.

An inheritance could provide her with financial freedom, a rare accomplishment for a woman in the Regency era; she only has to marry one of two men to gain it. But what if her heart belongs to a third?

Brushed cruelly aside by the only father figure she’s ever known and then hospitalized by her arranged husband months before his death, Amelia Pembroke means to take control of her future at last, one way or another. Yet she knows all too well she faces an uphill battle, considering her transient sleeping spells are only getting worse.

Cluett’s Mesmeric Hospital has been something of a refuge for Amelia over the past year, even if it didn’t exactly improve her condition. But when her doctor is murdered and her name surprisingly turns up in his will, her options take a drastic turn. She has thirty days to marry one of two named gentlemen—strangers to her—and she will inherit everything from her friend and doctor, Mr. Cluett. One simple decision and all her financial troubles are at an end. The only problem is it’s not a simple decision anymore. Not when she’s falling in love with another man.

Ewan Hawkins has received his first assignment as an apprenticed solicitor: to update a man’s will. Finally, a chance to prove to society that possessing a disfigurement won’t hold him back. Thus, he means to do his job well. Of course, he never could have anticipated a murder, nor the strange clause added to the will—nor, most importantly, the charming widow who has found a way to capture his heart.