Augustus Sinclair has a broken heart. His betrothed has dropped him for his best friend. Former best friend. When he meets Anne Balfour, though, he questions whether he’d ever really been in love with his fiancée. Some of Anne’s reactions to what he considers everyday activities are puzzling, but that doesn’t stop him from falling head over heels for the first time in his life. Anne Balfour is amazed to be a guest at the Shrewsbury’s, one of Mayfair’s most well-to-do families—even if the circumstances are less than ideal. Still, she can’t help but get caught up in the excitement of society life. Especially when in the company of Augustus Sinclair. He makes her believe in love and romance, even if she is just the dustman’s daughter…
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Summary
Overall Romancing the Dustman’s Daughter is a clean regency romance. Anne’s father is a dreamer and a schemer. He is always looking for his next get rich quick scheme. He finds an inappropriate portrait while cleaning the home of the Shrewsburys and decides to blackmail the family into helping Anne find a rich husband who will take care of them. Anne’s reluctantly goes along with the scheme. Augustus is recovering from the betrayal of his fiancé who drops him for his best friend. Fritz who is Augustus’
remaining friend is a charming secondary character. Mayzie was a delightful character as she befriended Anne. A few adorable kittens will make an appearance as you would come to anticipate from a Ruth Hartman book.
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