Newbury is in his sixties and somewhat portly, but as an earl he's considered quite a catch. He is the heir presumptive to the Earl of Newbury, unless the current earl, a widower, can find a bride who will bear him a son. Enter Sir Harry Valentine, her intriguing new neighbour. However she is waiting for something - or someone. Olivia Bevelstoke, the only daughter of the Earl of Rudland, is beautiful, wealthy, twenty-one and unmarried, making her the subject of much gossip: 'What is she waiting for? A prince?' But Olivia isn't stuck up, and neither is she a hopeless romantic. Rumours and gossip are the lifeblood of London. So, even at ten, Miranda learned to accept the expectations society held for her - until the afternoon when the handsome and dashing Viscount Turner solemnly kissed her hand and promised her that one day she would grow into herself, that one day she would be as beautiful as she already was smart. Her hair was lamentably brown, her eyes the same muddy colour, and her legs, which were uncommonly long, lacked anything which might remotely be called grace. The Secret Diaries Of Miss Miranda Cheever:Īt the age of ten, Miss Miranda Cheever showed no signs of ever becoming a Great Beauty.
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