The unpredictable bride

the long version

'Give me your daughter in marriage - and I will cancel your debts'. So wrote the infamous Earl of Meridan to Hester's father, whose rash wagers at the card-tables threatened to lose him his entire estate. But Hester, already in love and pledged to another man, had a younger sister - the tomboyish Lucinda, whose daring and unconventional behaviour was to cause Lord Meridan more trouble than he had bargained for--Back cover.