Colonel Sandhurst to the Rescue — Marion Chesney

The aristocratic owners of the Poor Relation Hotel, favorite haunt of the London ton, juggle financial embarrassment and star-crossed romance...

Peaceable Colonel Sandhurst must confront Sir Randolph Gray, who owes the hotel a vast sum. But when Colonel Sandhurst encounters Sir Randolph's daughter, the fetching Frederica, in flight from a horrid arranged marriage, he has an inspiration -- to offer the girl refuge at The Poor Relation while secretly demanding a ransom from her father.

As the poor relations untangle the outcome of this rash attempt, Frederica is quite content with culinary lessons from their French chef. Until, crossing Bond Street, she stumbles into the arms of darkly handsome Captain Peter Manners. If only she had not put herself beyond the pale by working in the kitchens. Worse yet, the captain -- now besotted with Frederica -- is betrothed to a most domineering lady. It will take all the wit of her hotelier friends, the pranks of Captain Manners' fellow officers, and a fateful case of mistaken identity to rescue the lovers from their tender predicament.

Hero: Captain Peter Manners
Heroine: Frederica Gray