{"title":"Books by Felicity York","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780008535735","title":"The Runaway Bride","description":"\u003cp\u003eOnly the boldest of ladies risks her heart and her reputation . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE FIRST BOOK IN THE STATELY SCANDALS SERIES1826.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt first sight, Ellen Turner does not seem the type to elope with a stranger. So when the young heriess vanishes from her boarding school in the arms of the rugged scoundrel Edward Wakefield, and the pair are sighted in a carriage racing from Gretna Green to the Port of Dover, her virtue becomes the subject of hot public debate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the ensuing court case, Ellen keeps a cool head. Until she discovers who is judging the trial – her mortifyingly handsome and charming neighbour, Thomas Legh of Lyme Park.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEllen faces a choice. To pursue the husband of her dreams would mean risking everything. 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Living in the beautiful Speke Hall with her family, she is shocked when Frederick announces he has commissioned American Artist, James Whistler to paint her portrait and the beautiful old house. Added to that, Whistler is also going to renovate the artwork in their new London home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Frederick, as usual, dismisses his wife’s desires to help, telling her she doesn’t have the taste or style needed, this time her focus is drawn elsewhere when James Whistler, the handsome, brooding American artist, arrives at Speke and sweeps Frances and the family off their feet. Unlike her husband, he not only listens to Frances, he sees her. He sees the Frances that no-one else does. Under the painter’s intense gaze, Frances begins to realise that like the house, there is neglected splendour within her, too. 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Eliza Courtney and Haryo Cavendish lead opposite lives, blissfully unaware of the secret that binds them. Haryo’ s life of luxury at Chatsworth House is shaken when pressure mounts on her to marry. A dreadful selection of suitors leaves her convinced that her late mother, the Duchess of Devonshire, was right: husbands are an incomparable nuisance. As the season begins, all matchmaking – eager or reluctant – is interrupted by gossip over the ‘mysterious Eliza Courtney’. But will she and her friend Haryo make it through to the end of the season to discover just what makes her so?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by real people and events, The Secret Sister unravels the best-kept secrets of Chatsworth House.* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll of Felicity York's novels can be read as standalones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you love The Secret Sister: A Chatsworth House Scandal, read her other Stately Scandals novels, The Runaway Bride: A Lyme Park Scandal and The Quiet Wife: A Speke Hall Scandal, both out now!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56367676162421,"sku":"9780008535766","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780008535766_f09904e6-c14b-4e15-8c93-c4fa0252b615.jpg?v=1786033236"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-felicity-york.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}