[Roxton 05] • Proud Mary

The Roxtons are back! Romance. Drama. Intrigue. Family secrets. There’s never a dull moment for the 18th Century’s first family…

Widowed and destitute, Lady Mary Cavendish is left with only her pride. Daughter of an earl and great-granddaughter to a Stuart King, family expectation and obligation demands she remarry. But not just any man will do; her husband must rank among the nobility. Falling in love with her handsome and enigmatic neighbor is out of the question. As always, Mary will do her duty and ignore her heart. Country squire Christopher Bryce has secretly loved his neighbor Mary for many years. Yet, he is resigned to the cruel reality they are not social equals and thus can never share a future together. Never mind that his scandalous past and a heartbreaking secret make him thoroughly unworthy of such a proud beauty. Then into their lives steps a ghost from Mary’s past, whose outrageous behavior has Mary questioning her worldview, and Christopher acting upon his feelings, and for all to see. The mismatched couple begin to wonder if in fact love can prevail—that a happily ever after might just be possible if only they dare to follow their hearts.

Fifth book in the highly acclaimed ROXTON FAMILY SAGA

152,000 words, about 600 standard pages (not including bonus material)

Non-explicit, mild sensuality

Connecting Books

Many readers enjoy Lucinda Brant's books as part of a wider series since her characters inhabit the same meticulously-researched 18th Century world with people and events cross-referenced throughout. Should you wish to read each series in chronological order, here is the sequence:

Roxton Family Saga

1740s NOBLE SATYR (Renard and Antonia)

1760s MIDNIGHT MARRIAGE (Julian and Deb)

1770s AUTUMN DUCHESS (Antonia and Jonathon)

1770s DAIR DEVIL (Dair and Rory)

1770s PROUD MARY (Mary and Christopher)

1780s SATYR’S SON (Henri-Antoine and Lisa) In progress

Salt Hendon Series

1763 SALT BRIDE (Magnus and Jane)

1767 SALT REDUX (Antony and Caroline)

SALT HENDON COLLECTION — boxed set with bonus novella SALT ANGEL

Alec Halsey Mysteries

Spring 1763 DEADLY ENGAGEMENT (Country house murder and mayhem)

Autumn 1763 DEADLY AFFAIR (A poisoned vicar and the mysterious Miranda)

Winter 1763 DEADLY PERIL (Bloody intrigue abroad)

Summer 1764 DEADLY KIN (Evil lurks in Edinburgh) In progress