Ridgeway Ruby

by Prudence Bebb

The orphaned Clare, with her coppery hair and green eyes, was no ordinary housemaid but neither was Ridgeway Manor any ordinary household. What was it that Jeremiah Ridgeway had done which had left old Mr Ridgeway so embittered?And whatever would happen when the captain returned from Nelson's Navy to the home where he had been so ill-treated in childhood? As Clare pondered these questions she little knew what danger and romance the future held for her.She was to encounter drama by the stocks at Dunnock Green and peril in the dark shadows of a London square. She enjoyed the antics of the incorrigible mongrel, Horatio, and found peace among the lavender-scented gardens of Ridgeway Manor but she was a victim of the diabolical plans of Titus Crewe and the unscrupulous attentions of Regency bucks. It seemed that only in the presence of a certain naval captain could she find real contentment.

192 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1995