The Wayward Heart — Paula Marshall

Nicholas Allen Schuyler couldn't help but see the irony in his situation. Determined to make his own way in life, he had renounced the 'Schuyler' name and fortune. Starting a new life, he was free to pursue a career as an author. But falling in love with Verena Marlowe of Marlowe Court presented him with a difficulty. How could he persuade her family that a penniless writer, Nicholas Allen, was good enough to marry their daughter without relying on his family name?