The Perfect Spinster
Miss Olivia Redfield labors under no illusion that anything but spinsterhood lies ahead of her. A physical defect removed her from society's marriage market years ago, and she's settled into a quiet life caring for others, until Gabriel Fellowes, Earl of Kingsley, gives her a reason to want more.
Gabriel is overseeing a mine on the border of Viscount Hallowell's property, and with time on his hands, he finds himself irresistibly drawn to the viscount's overlooked daughter. In no position to promise her more than a passing dalliance, he takes the unprecedented step of becoming her friend instead, and the two of them are led through heartbreak toward a path neither expected to find.
A viscount's daughter resigned to spinsterhood after a physical defect removed her from society, who falls for Lord Kingsley.
The Earl of Kingsley, overseeing a mine on the Hallowell estate, who becomes Olivia's friend and then more.