Desperate measures!

The Luck of the Bride (The Cavensham Heiresses #3)  
by Janna MacGregor      

A young woman struggling to make ends meet for her family resorts to various tasks, mostly honest, but now, out of despair, quite the opposite.
March Lawson and her siblings were orphaned just as March was about to make her come out.
Various trustees had failed to provide for them, so March made what shifts she could. Brilliant at figures, she eked out the family income by doing bookkeeping
Add to that running the estate and shearing sheep they'd somehow made do. But times are desperate so March forges a trustee's signature in order to embezzle from her own trust fund.
And that's when her world came crumbling down.

Michael Cavensham, the Marquess of McCalpin, who unknown to him, has become a trustee for the orphans, discovers the game and decides to investigate. After all, it's his signature that's being forged! More problems arise, especially as March and Michael are so aware of each other. Michael does describe March (to himself fortunately), "as a banquet of sensual delights." To March, Michael appears as the statue David. Mmm! 

Talking about banquets, the scene around eating the rabbit for dinner that Maximus the dog presented to them is priceless. I loved March's nine year old brother Bennett, Lord Lawson, and how he conducts himself, with a quaint mix of innocence and dignity. Mind you his early demand for sweets with dinner is also hilarious.

And then there's Michael's secret problem--he struggles with numbers. Thankfully his brother has looked after the estates investments for him.

Just when these two are coming to some accord, March is blackmailed and Michael thinks she's wronged him. All bets are off!

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