The Mistress: Episode 1 - The Mistress, #1 - E-book - ePub

Virginia Sinclair finds herself in a predicament that is not of her own making but one that gives her only two bad options. Her wastrel of a stepfather has gambled away the last of the money Virginia's mother brought to their marriage. And unless he can convince Lord Darnley, his biggest creditor, to forgive his debts, it is a swift trip to debtor's prison for him. While Virginia would not shed a tear if this were to happen to him, she knows that it would lead her and her mother to the workhouse, which would surely kill her invalid mother.
The tool her stepfather plans to use to persuade Lord Darnley to forgive the debt is Virginia herself. He means to exchange the money owning with Virginia's innocence. And if Virginia wants to save her mother, she has no choice but to go along with her stepfather's scheme and spend one night with Lord Darnley, giving him the most valuable things she has.