The Lost Heir (Within the Castle Gates)

In Regency England, news travels slowly. Especially in Yorkshire.Overnight, Kathleen Harris, a foundling raised by a vicar and his wife, becomes the ward of the Earl of Wiltshire and is set on a direct path to a London season. Now miles from home, will her heart outgrow her small Yorkshire village and the love of her childhood friend?Reuben Cooke, a quality weaver in a region where the woolen industry thrives, supports his widowed mother and hopes to marry soon. However, after the local vicar dies, his dreams of a quiet life with Kathleen at his side quickly unravel as they are ripped apart by societal conventions.Can true love survive the distance when the road back to happily-ever-after is littered with secrets, a scandal, and a shocking revelation?