The year is 1935, and Rose Waltham is refusing to marry the suitor that her father has chosen for her. She tells him that she wishes to marry a man that she loves, and he does his best to convince her that the man she is already engaged to will make a fine husband. Incensed, Rose flees to her favorite childhood hide out; the attic. While there, she discovers a journal from over 100 years earlier…and she begins to read about the life of another young woman by the name of Emma. She weaves her tale of marriage to a man as her duty, hoping beyond hope that her life will be one of joy and excitement.
But as Emma settles into her life with the Earl, she discovers that not everything is as it seems. Life is quite a bit more ordinary than she had expected. Until the night of the ball where she met Count Alexander Mortonov…and everything changes.
Who was this mysterious Count? And why could she not stop thinking about him? Torn between her duties and her heart, Emma must fight to discover what life she will choose.
Tales of the Marquess is a 50,000-word clean regency romance love story with a happily ever after.
