Edwardian high society favourite Lady Cynthia Sheradon receives the shock of her life when she discovers the secret that her late husband has left behind ─ a love-child from a lowly background, Romilly, whose life has also been shattered by the revelation. To her dismay, Romilly has inherited a fortune from her unknown father but is now orphaned and alone in the world. Setting aside any natural hostility and risking her social position, Cynthia seeks to adopt Romilly with unforeseen consequences which threaten to destroy her. The only solution to the resulting turmoil requires her to give up the thing that she holds most precious, but the rewards for her courage are greater than she could ever have imagined. Romilly continues the story of a character from Pommeroy, although can be read as a stand-alone novel.
