Wiles of a Stranger — Joan Smith

MAJOR MORRISON WAS DEVILISHLY CLEVER, A PERFECT GENTLEMAN, AND A LIAR. BUT ANNA WAS DESPERATE. SHE COULD TRUST NO ONE ELSE.

Her beloved father had been arrested as a jewel thief!

Now, the sudden need for a governess in the home of old Mr. Beaudel and his much-too-young wife gave Anna the chance to find a clue to her father's innocence.

But once inside she found only mystery piled upon mystery. Fake diamonds, frauds, kidnapping plots. A mistress who dallied with the servants. A child whose fabulous jewel collection was being systematically looted. And Major Morrison. Bronze-skinned, handsome, he knew very little about the military for a man who claimed to be a soldier. And as for being a thief, Anna thought it quite likely. But then, why was she falling in love with him?