Baronet at Bedford Bellows

Mummies, mysteries, smuggling, and... secret meetings about a horse?

When Sir Arthur Doyleston arrives at Bedford Bellows, he expects the Duke of Bedford's sister to meet him, greet him, and thereafter all but disappear while he categorizes the exhibition and auction of the duke's Egyptian artifacts. He anticipates having to make nice with an ancient spinster, someone long of face, stout of girth, and short of personality. Instead, when he encounters Lady Carolyne, she upsets every preconceived notion he holds. She is exactly the sort of woman he has long found unattractive... but that doesn't stop him from being intrigued.

Carolyne fears the irreproachable Sir Arthur is an interfering bore, and yet, she doesn't hesitate to trust him with her secrets. Maybe it's his broad shoulders, his familiarity with global travel, or his impressive knowledge of Egyptology, but her heart nearly beats out of her chest whenever the handsome archeologist draws near. But can she trust him with the greater mystery unfolding around them, one that will require tact, diplomacy, and bearding her brother?

Because there's an issue with Hecate, the Egyptian mummy at the forefront of the duke's collection... several issues, actually, and all of them point to the exhibition and auction being used as a front to launder stolen artifacts. But with the duke potentially involved, how can she contact the authorities?

But will the authorities come to the Bellows? And when they do, will Queen Victoria's henchmen see them both imprisoned? This is no way to run a budding romance. Luckily, true love always finds a way.

You don't have to have money and lands to have a noble heart, as these stories of historical romance will prove. Find love in unexpected places and situations across time with the Noble Hearts series.