The Hemingford Scandal Jane had broken her engagement to Harry Hemingford and sent him packing after his scandalous behaviour. So why was he back now, just when Mr Allworthy had proposed? Her suitor was undoubtedly a good match, but had she ever really fallen out of love with Harry? Marrying Miss Hemingford Independently wealthy, Miss Anne Hemingford acts upon her generous grandfather's final wish that she should go out into Society and make a proper life for herself. Accompanying her aunt to Brighton for the summer, Anne is frustrated by the lack of purpose in those around her. The exception is Dr Justin Tremayne. Apparently Justin is unsuitable marriage material, but at twentyseven, Anne is prepared to ignore Society and go with her heart. Her hopes are sadly dashed by the arrival of Mrs Sophie Tremayne, Justin's sister-in-law. There is some mystery surrounding her - and it intimately involves the man Anne has come to love...