Though not under ideal conditions, Hester Martingale was pleased to inherit a home of her own, and would stay on permanently if she could. — She was welcomed into the neighbourhood by the disturbingly handsome Earl of Eversleigh and immediately adopted by his irrepressible and irresistible siblings. — But not everyone was pleased to welcome Hester, and before long, it became all too obvious that someone was willing to go to any lengths to make her leave