
Though everyone knew the truth, no one dared say it.

Her father, the Earl of Penwood, told everyone she was the orphaned daughter of a friend so he had taken her in as his ward, even though it was quite obvious that she was his child because she looked just like his recently deceased mother. When she was three years old, she was dropped off at her father's estate in the country by her dying grandmother who could no longer care for her. Sophie Beckett always knew she was a bastard. Yet, if he offers his heart, will Benedict sacrifice his only chance for a fairy tale love? He has sworn to find and wed his mystery miss, but this breathtaking maid makes him weak with wanting her. Alas, she knows all enchantments must end when the clock strikes midnight.Įver since that magical night, a radiant vision in silver has blinded Benedict to the attractions of any other-except, perhaps this alluring and oddly familiar beauty dressed in housemaid’s garb whom he feels compelled to rescue from a most disagreeable situation. But now, spinning in the strong arms of the debonair and devastatingly handsome Benedict Bridgerton, she feels like royalty.

Sophie Beckett never dreamed she’d be able to sneak into Lady Bridgerton’s famed masquerade ball-or that “Prince Charming” would be waiting there for her! Though the daughter of an earl, Sophie has been relegated to the role of servant by her disdainful stepmother. Will she accept his offer before the clock strikes midnight?
