The Fortune Hunter (The Cousins Chronicles)

A lifelong friendship... a hidden fortune... and a choice that could change everything. Miss Honoria Booth has spent her life as a poor relation--dependent, overlooked, and determined never to repeat her mother's mistakes. She has one firm rule for her future: she will marry wisely... and never for love alone. But London society has other plans. Amid winter weddings, glittering assemblies, and whispered expectations, Honoria finds herself drawn ever closer to Lord Phillip Trydegar--a gentleman whose easy companionship has long made him her friend. With him, she can laugh, speak freely, and forget, if only for a moment, the careful calculations her future demands. Yet friendship is a dangerous foundation for the heart. For Phillip must marry an heiress to save his family's crumbling estate... and Honoria has nothing to offer but herself. Or so she believes. As secrets come to light and fortunes shift, Honoria must decide what matters most: the security she has always longed for, or the love she never dared to hope could be hers. In a world where rank and fortune rule, can friendship blossom into something more... or will the truth tear them apart?