The Countess and the Butler — Elizabeth Brodnax

Above and Beneath Her Station

His subjects used to bow before him. But now Prince Michael of Estavia is an exile and a penniless one, at that. He'll have to find a way to support himself and his young sister. Michael must take on actual work -- something quite foreign to his former lofty lifestyle -- as temporary butler to a widowed English countess on her country estate. But his highness is about to discover that his new employer is no old dowager...

Natalie has lived a quiet life since her husband's death. But then her cousin interferes and invites some eligible bachelors over, hiring a butler for the occasion. The handsome' help is not at all what Natalie expects. Who is this butler who carries himself with such a regal air? As the house party gets under way, love, suspense, trysts, and espionage combine in a joyous romp that will leave Michael and Natalie breathless...

Hero: Prince Michael Rupert Franz Peter Von Stell of Estavia
Heroine: Natalie Chesney, Countess of Amesworth