title: The Marquess Claims His Bride
author: Sinclair, Jane
description: Sophia Harding was a well brought up young lady,
   a little bored and with no great expectations for herself. After the death of the old Marquess, she is suddenly faced with the prospect of marriage to his presumed heir, Cornelius Beaumont, a man detested by her father. Their family circumstances would not permit her to remain unmarried but her father has an idea.
  Jonathan Beaumont was a young city dweller in the United States
   who knew little of his family background. After he arrived in England to claim his estate, Sophia had to teach him the customs of a gentleman and unadmitted feelings began to develop between them.
  Jonathan and Cornelius are soon in conflict.
   Cornelius didn't want to lose Sophia as well as the estate. Sophia felt powerless to refuse Cornelius' proposal. Her father and Jonathan will need all their luck to turn this situation around. Can they succeed against Cornelius?
  A clean and wholesome romance story.