aprecious legacy she hadn't revealed to Ross, for they had agreed to go theirseparate ways once they reached Boston. Taylor had her own urgent reason to go to America. To escape becoming a ward of herunscrupulous uncle, Taylor would wed Lucas Ross, a rugged American rancher,Lady Esther's money would enable Ross to bring his youngest half-brotherhome to Montana. But first she was going to help Taylorpull off the scam of the season.
Now that good lady - one of London's richest and mostformidable matriarchs - lay dying. Only her beloved grandmother, Lady Esther, knew howdevastated Taylor Stapleton had been when her fiance eloped with Taylor'scousin, Jane. Spine has minor lean and minimal reading creases. Edges of covers have moderate edgewear and corners are moderately bumped. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Simon and Schuster, USA, 1995. Readers can enjoy this book for the humor, the sweetness and the sensuality.Paperback. Garwood pads her story with pages of intricate detail (bathing, shopping, decor, traveling, etc.) that ultimately slow the pace to a crawl. The marriage is to be annulled as soon as they reach the States, but love has a way of upsetting the best-laid plans. The couple readily agree to the plan: Lucas needs the money to bring his younger brother to America, and Taylor knows Lucas's protection is the only way she can safeguard her tiny orphaned nieces from Malcolm, whose sexual appetite runs to the very young.
To shield Taylor from Malcolm's wrath, Esther arranges for the girl to marry Lucas Ross, a Montana rancher itching to end his visit to England. Worst of the lot is Esther's son, Malcolm, a devious and demented gentleman who is unaware that his vigil is useless: his mother has already transferred her wealth from England to a Boston bank in the name of her favorite granddaughter, Taylor. These ``vultures'' (of 1868 vintage) are the greedy relatives of Lady Esther Stapleton awaiting the death of their wealthy kin.
The opening line of Garwood's ( Saving Grace ) latest novel, ``The vultures were gathering in the vestibule,'' aptly sets the tone for the machinations to follow.
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