She would rear those girls, teach them to fend for themselves, to retain their dignity and independence in a world of men. the illegitimate and often forgotten children of noblemen. Forfeiting the notions of having a husband and children of her own, she poured her heart and soul into the Darrow School-her creation. Rather than pine for him, Effie found another purpose for her life. But he broke her heart with a cold dismissal before he left to join the army. But Mercy realizes that, with Vivienne's presence, it will take far more than just alienating Emily from her father to secure Mercy's own position.Īnd the depths she sinks to will shock them all.As a girl, Euphemia Darrow had fallen desperately in love with the younger son of the Duke of Clarenden, Nicholas Montford. Simon and Vivienne must determine whether or not they can join forces to save Emily without giving in to their feelings for one another. The longer Vivienne remains at the isolated country estate, Edgecomb Manor, the more she realizes just how ruthless Mercy Milthorpe is-and how hopeless she is to resist the earl. But her desire to help Emily is complicated by her attraction Simon. Vivienne instantly falls in love with Emily, a child so painfully haunted by her mother's death and so tormented by the insidious whispers of her grandmother that she has become like a ghost herself. Desperate for help, he turns to the Darrow School and the lovely Miss Vivienne Alcott for aid. But over time, Simon came to realize that Mercy was poisoning Emily against him for reasons that he could not fathom. Her mother, Mercy Milthorpe, had been a godsend to him in the beginning as she'd provided the help he needed to raise his young daughter. Widower Simon Montclair, Earl of Eastlington, has been battling more than his guilt over the questionable death of his late wife. Welcome to book 5 in the bestselling series The Hellion Club by USA Today Bestselling author Chasity Bowlin! And if he let it continue, it would become something else altogether-something his honor could never permit.
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