No Hint of Scandal — Sheila Bishop

Spirited Harriet Piper had been in love with Verney Capel all her life. But Harriet was a country girl, and Verney was the dashing, youngest son of good family, and until she knew his intentions, she was forced to wait demurely, as a proper young lady should, for "something" to happen.

Soon something did -- two things, in fact. The first was Miss Julia Johnson, the beautiful new neighbor, aglow with the sophistication of London, who enchanted all the men in Wardley -- including Verney.

The second was the mysterious stranger who appeared one day with information that could destroy the lives of everyone Harriet loved.

To sit by and let her world be torn apart was inconceivable to Harriet....