Sherry's Comet — Juliette Leigh

In the midst of mayhem...she found marriage!

A LOVELY MISS, A DASHING HEIR...AND A COLD-BLOODED MURDERER!

Miss Anika "Niki" Owen, the beautiful, dark-haired stepdaughter of Lord Larch, could not believe her strange fortune. No sooner had she liberated Comet, a cruelly mistreated horse, from Wynwoode estate than she was discovered by a golden-haired stranger who readily supported her noble, thoroughly illegal action. But even more unlikely was when Sheridan Devlin, better known as "Sherry," revealed himself as the true Lord Wynford--a man everyone thought murdered!

In spite of herself, Niki was drawn to the American-bred man of little propriety but tender feelings. And they shared much in common, including the fact that neither could abide Comet's abuser, Mr. Jackson, the man falsely claiming to be Lord Wynford. Together, Niki and Sherry would set out to expose Mr. Jackson as no less than a murderer. But then, just as romance had begun to blossom, Niki fell prisoner to the nefarious Jackson, and it was left for Sherry to reclaim his title--and his love...