A Gentleman Fallen on Hard Times

By Grace Burrowes,

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A man dwelling in darkness...
Lord Julian Caldicott has come home from the war in ragged health and with a reputation in tatters. All he wants is to recuperate in private without bringing any further scandal on the family’s good name. His godmother inveigles him into serving as her escort…


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Grace Burrowes' Lord Julian series is a delight. This is the first book, but she's now up to book six. As usual with Burrowes, they're all set in regency England, but unlike her romances, these are closer to cozy mysteries. Lord Julian is a veteran of the Napoleonic Wars, and he's not a happy man. One of his brothers died in the war, possibly as a result of Julian's miscalculation. The English haut ton suspect that he's a traitor and shun him. His beloved Hyperia is furious with him. His family is unsure what to do with him. But beneath…

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