About Calamity Claresta
Miss Claresta Huntington is running out of time. After her father's death, she must find a husband or lose her control of the family business, which she has rescued from the inept management when her father became too ill to run things, to a wastrel cousin. But Society has turned its back on her, not only because she dares engage in "trade," but because the last few men who have considered her marriage proposal have had unfortunate accidents, earning her the nickname "Calamity." No longer fit for the ton's eligible suitors, Claresta has begun a search in less reputable places for a possible husband. Drake Lockwood is fresh off a boat from the United States, and knows nothing of Society's gossip. While at a dockside tavern, he suffers an encounter with young thieves, who relieve him not only of his spending money, but also of the papers that prove he is the heir to an earldom. Claresta comes to his assistance. Drake believes the young lady is very generous and kind, or has cobwebs on the brain, but now he is in her debt. Little does he know the true motive for her altruistic rescue.
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