Bath Assembly — Sheila Bishop

Young, innocent Sarah Cooper couldn't believe her good fortune when she was invited to go to the fashionable British resort of Bath as companion to Cassandra Fleetwood. There in the lush splendor of the ballroom, Sarah is dazzled by her first glimpse of society and is quickly swept off her feet by Ulick Doyle, a dashing soldier with a waning fortune. Vulnerable to both the riches around her and to Ulick's charm, Sarah allows herself to become involved in an adventure of chicanery, hurting one man in her misguided attempts to help another.

Only when near-tragedy strikes close to her is Sarah forced to admit what her heart has tried so hard to deny: her love for a man who might be lost to her forever...

Also published as: The Parson's Daughter

Hero: William Courtenay
Heroine: Sarah Cooper