title: Hardly a Lady
author: Mahoney, Gabriella
description: Book 3 of the Spinster Series
  As the illegitimate daughter of an earl, Elizabeth Smith has little hope for a respectable marriage.  Tired of living under the dictates of a disinterested father, Elizabeth decides to take matters into her own hands and find herself a rich protector.  If no one will have her as a wife then she could at least acquire some wealth being a kept woman.  But an old childhood friend comes for a visit and reveles that he has no intention of letting her go so easily...
  This novelette is approximately 14,500 words.