Margaret is being pressured to marry her stepfather's nephew. After overhearing a conversation that proves they are willing to go to any lengths to force her to marry him, she determines that fleeing is her only option. She has caused her maid to be fired and desperately asks to come with her for escape.
They end up at the house of the man that Margaret was willing to ask for help at a party, that is until he saw her paying attention to someone else. Also living in the house is his brother, who has asked for her hand in marriage, but was turned down.
Nathaniel is the poor soul who paid his attentions to Margaret and was so very sure of her feelings until his brother appeared on the scene and stole her heart. He is bitter but still has feelings for her. He just won't admit it to anyone. When he discovers that she is working in his house as a maid, he holds off exposing her to try and find out what has caused this once selfish girl to be reduced to the task of cleaning out chamber pots.
I enjoyed this book. It was a great read for vacation. I wasn't fond of the bratty Margaret at first, but once she learned the error of her thinking, I liked her a little more. Nathaniel was a character that I liked from the beginning. I was rooting for the underdog. Nathaniel's brother was a doofus and I never understood what Margaret had seen in him in the first place.
Anyway, I recommend this book. The only other book that I see that I haven't read is Lady of Milkweed Manor. I'm tracking it and hope that the price drops on it. Good Book!
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