The Secret Daughter (The Brides of Bellaire Gardens)

ISBN: 0593549708

Author: Gracie, Anne

Condition: New

When two strangers meet under false pretenses during an idyllic week in the French countryside, theyll each need to face the truth to find one other again, in a dazzling new Regency romance from the national bestselling author of The Heiresss Daughter.Orphaned Zo Benot has spent the last three years in Paris learning how to be a lady. But Zo is torn-as an independent spirit and a talented artist, she cannot help but want more than the tightly controlled life of a society lady.On an impulsive visit to the chteau where her mother lived, Zo, disguised as a maidservant named Vita, meets a handsome wandering artist, known simply as Reynard. One blissful week with the charming Reynard convinces Zo that this is the man and the life for her-until she discovers what hes been hiding from her, and she flees, heartbroken.Longing for the chance to redeem himself, Reynard searches far and wide for the woman he knows as Vita, to no avail. Disheartened, he returns to England to reluctantly resume his role as Julian Fox, the Earl of Foxton. However, when he sees one of Zos paintings, he realizes shes in London, and becomes desperate to find her before its too late. But even if they reunite, can he convince Zo hes worthy of her trust and prove to her that, with him, she can be a free-spirited artist and a countess?