Baroness Lavinia Whitfield is the middle daughter of the Earl of Bedford. When her father meets an untimely death while in regiment during the Napoleonic Wars, Lavinia’s mother becomes desperate to wed off her aging daughter. The widow deals with Baron Edmonton, sending Lavinia as a bride to his eldest son, George, just after he has returned to England, injured on the battlefield himself. Less than two years later, both the elder Baron and his son are killed in a freak hunting accident. The young Baroness struggles after finding herself widowed and responsible for a large holding. Tortured by the sudden loss of her husband and longing for the richness of a love like her parents had, Lavinia seeks a new life in the intrigues of the London ton. Her diary, written through the years, reveals finding her desired love in the forbidden arms of a younger man.
This is a standalone romance short story ending HEA!
