Lady Jennifer Arden and Ben Ellis know that a match between them is
out of the question. Yet their hearts yearn for the impossible. Discover
a new heartwarming story from New York Times bestselling author and
beloved "queen of Regency romance" Mary Balogh.
Left unable to walk by a childhood illness, Lady Jennifer, sister of the
Duke of Wilby, has grown up to make a happy place for herself in
society. Outgoing and cheerful, she has many friends and enjoys the
pleasures of high society--even if she cannot dance at balls or stroll
in Hyde Park. She is blessed with a large, loving, and protective
family. But she secretly dreams of marriage and children, and of
walking--and dancing.
When Ben Ellis comes across Lady Jennifer as she struggles to walk with
the aid of primitive crutches, he instantly understands her yearning. He
is a fixer. It is often said of him that he never saw a practical
problem he did not have to solve. He wants to help her discover
independence and motion--driving a carriage, swimming, even walking a
different way. But he must be careful. He is the bastard son of the late
Earl of Stratton. Though he was raised with the earl's family, he knows
he does not really belong in the world of the ton.
Jennifer is shocked--and intrigued--by Ben's ideas, and both families
are alarmed by the growing friendship and perhaps more that they sense
developing between the two. A duke's sister certainly cannot marry the
bastard son of an earl. Except sometimes, love can find a way.
