In Sickness And In Health — Valerie Holmes

Motherless, with a cold and distant father, Sophia Baxter-Lodge sought comfort with Isaac, the stable lad. But when Sir Kenneth found them locked in an embrace, he drove them both out in a fury. Isaac was sent to fight in the Peninsular War, and Sophia shipped off to a ladies' college. Now she is back home, and Sir Kenneth is determined to marry her off to the charismatic trader Mr Lucas Huntley. But Sophia's heart still lies elsewhere...