The Legacy and Other Stories - Paperback

by Edith Layton (Author)

Previously published individually, these four great novellas are collected in one book for the first time! "The Legacy"--Valerian Blackwood is summoned to his aged uncle's country estate to help the old man settle a problem with his heir. What Valerian finds is a mystery--and the love of his life. He only has to decide which is more important to him: solving the mystery or winning his lady. "Buried Treasure"--What is Hannah Jenkins to make of the wildly attractive silver-tongued man villagers bring to her family's house after he is found injured on the shore near her seacoast home? He says he was the victim of pirates. But who is the pirate, and who is the prey? "Something Blue"--June Heywood's coming wedding day is clouded by a vicious remark she overhears, causing her to wonder why the handsome and clever Lawrence, Lord Morrow, ever asked for her hand. Who should she believe? Gossip or her heart? "A Marriage of True Minds"--The bride's sister and the groom's brother, alike in temper, lock horns--all the while missing what their relatives can so plainly see.

Author Biography

Edith Layton (1938-2009) grew up in Queens, New York, and began writing when she was ten years old. She worked as a freelance writer for newspapers and magazines before publishing her first novel, THE DUKE'S WAGER, with Signet/NAL. She won numerous awards, starting in 1984 with The Romantic Times Award for Best New Regency Author and The Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award: Best New Regency Author. She went on to publish over 30 novels and many more short stories. Much of her out-of-print backlist is being reissued by Untreed Reads, as well as never-before-published titles that will be coming soon. Edith Layton also published under her married name, Edith Felber. She was married for over 35 years to her physician husband, Dr. Norbert Felber, and produced three loving children, one of whom is writing this bio...