Kurzbeschreibung:

Eliza Southwell
As an actress with no family and nothing to lose I leap at the chance of a new part only its not on the stage. ut of money and work I take the role of a wealthy young widows companion as she travels to England to assume control of her husbands estate and meet his family for the first time. nce shes settled Ill head to London where fame surely awaits.
I didnt expect her to die on the second day at sea!
When I have an idea I act on it even though I may come to regret it later. Its a simple matter to swap our papers and put on her fine clothes then let the ships steward think that it was my poor ladys maid who passed away.
But when I see the grand estate of Fernwood and meet my "sister-in-law " I find my dreams of London stardom melting away. Frannie is the sister Ive always longed for. Rupert Denton God rest his noble soul sounds like a man I would have easily fallen in love with. I finally feel like I have a home and a family and as his "widow " Im the only one who can protect Fernwood and its inhabitants from the vultures circling it.
I believe Ill be content to play the role of Mrs. Rupert Denton for the rest of my life.

Rupert Denton
I was only married a week before I left my rich and well-connected new wife for Canada and I was pleased to do so. I married hastily to prove a point to my ailing father. Now hes dead and gone and Im saddled with a woman I dont love or even like.
When my ship sank and most of the crew and passengers were lost I was reported among the dead something I didnt know until over a month later when Id fully recovered. Thoughts of my poor sisters suffering and my "widow" having free run of my accounts caused me to waste no time returning to England.
Imagine my surprise when the young woman who faints into my arms is not the cold refined woman I married but a rather endearing beauty with a ready smile and genuine warmth in her eyes.
This isnt the woman I married but she may well be the wife I need. As the capable mistress of Fernwood and the jewel on my arm she will show those who doubt me that Im ready to lead.
If only I can convince her to stay in this business arrangement now that its clearly becoming so much more.