She was a bewitching young girl, that pretty Polly Marsh,and she knew it. She also knew that beauty could be her passport into thecastles where she had always known she belonged. So she set her sights on aduke and joined the firm of Westerman''s as a stenographer. Surely one of thatnoble family would notice her, and then all her dreams would come true! Thetrouble with pretty Polly Marsh was that she just didn''t know her place. Butothers did-and were only too happy to remind her that dashing Lord Peter wasmerely playing at love when he appeared to be paying her court. The duchess wasbeside herself. Peter''s brother, the starchy Marquis of Wollerton, wasdesperate to pry Peter from Polly''s side. But Polly was determined to havePeter-and her dream. Peter wouldn''t betray her, would he?
In this whirlwind series, Marion Chesney brings us spirited,independent women who are at once bewitching, beguiling, and determined to havetheir say and make their mark on both their world and the world at large, be itwithin their social circle or extending beyond. With their arms wide open,these women are absolutely original and unforgettable, as are the tales inwhich they are featured. Here is life, in all of its folly and foibles, in adizzying place where dreams are both shattered and made.
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