The Wild Child
(Mary Jo Putney)
Identical twins switch places so that the heir to an Earldom can keep his dying mistress company while his brother makes the acquaintance of an emotionally disturbed heiress.It was a simple if strange request. Identical twins Kyle and Dominic Renbourne have been estranged since shortly after their Mother died. Nevertheless, when Kyle asks his twin to switch places with him and spend time at the palatial Warfield estate for a few weeks, Dominic reluctantly agrees.Lady Meriel Grahame, only child of the Earl and Countess of Warfield, has not spoken to anyone since her parents (and everyone else in the settlement) were killed in India during a bandit raid. No one is certain what provoked the massacre that only one small girl survived. Years later, Meriel remains too deeply traumatized to reveal what she witnessed. Some believe that grief and fear drove her insane that night and that she should be sent to an asylum. Others think Meriel is too stubborn to submit her will and conform to anything. Dominic sees the pride and intelligence beside the pain in her eyes. Dominic understands that terror and grief can wreak havoc on the strongest mind. He fought and almost died at Waterloo. When hardened soldiers retreat far inside themselves and never return, it is no surprise a pampered child would try to do the same. With a little patience, determination and time, perhaps Meriel will speak again.But time is running out. The man responsible for that horrible night is afraid that Meriel will one day reveal his treachery. The villain was content to let her be when she was mute, but he cannot take the chance that Meriel will confide in Dominic. No one will take the word of a mad woman; but a rich and powerful titled lord is another matter. Another murder (or two) is nothing to a man responsible for the destruction of an entire settlement.
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