Susie

[Read by Lindy Nettleton]

In this whirlwind series, Marion Chesney (aka M. C. Beaton) brings us spirited, independent women who are at once bewitching, beguiling, and determined to make their mark on the world. Poor little Susie. A beautiful dreamer, she imagined herself happy in a rosecovered cottage, only to find herself mistress of a great damp castle and wife to the elderly Earl of Blackhall. Luck, not the lecherous earl, contrived to spare her, and by her wedding night she was transformed to a wealthy young widow. But her trials had just begun. The old countess was determined to turn the simple country miss into a sophisticated lady. Meanwhile, handsome Sir Giles was determined to unmask her as a dangerously cunning young minx. Sweet, naïve Susie. Luck had brought her a fortune she'd never wished for, but what stroke of fortune could make her dreams of real and innocent love come true?