By His Grace and Favor: A Traditional Regency Romance (Lord Dere's Dependents Book 1)

Oxfordshire, 1800. When the Barstow family faces a series of disasters, oldest daughter Adela devises a secret plan: she will marry their elderly benefactor, Lord Dere of Perryfield, to save them. Her plan encounters resistance from Gerard Weatherill, the household tutor, who openly opposes her efforts. Adela also finds herself struggling with her own unexpected feelings. Gerard is determined to establish himself in respectable society and cannot allow anyone to get close enough to discover his secrets. He knows he must keep his distance from the perceptive Miss Barstow—yet he finds her observant, mischievous nature increasingly difficult to resist. If he maintains that distance, will he sacrifice something more valuable than his reputation? By His Grace and Favor is the first book in the Lord Dere's Dependents series. Each book can be read independently or in sequence.