In her youth, Lady Erilyn Raven dreamed of what a lady should dream of: balls, dresses and a successful marriage, which, of course, would happen out of great and bright love. But the venerable Viscount Raven's indirect involvement in the conspiracy against the Crown put an end to all these dreams, leaving his daughter to choose between two roles: an old maid peacefully ending her life embroidering and gossip, or the wife of a mediocre merchant, of those who could be flattered on her title and more than a modest dowry. However, there is another way, but ladies don't do that, do they? Two volumes. Images from pixabay's free stock are used for the cover