Emma V. Leech

Secrets built the Preston estate. Murder may bring it down.
A witty and sensual Regency Romance Mystery by Best Selling Author Emma V Leech
Harry Browning has never believed in fate — but fate has very definite plans for him.
Born a motherless guttersnipe and raised in the shadows of London’s poorest streets, Harry never expected his life to change. But the morning he rescues the elderly Alexander Preston, Viscount Stamford, from a sheer rock face, everything shifts. In a rare moment of gratitude — and even rarer charity — the miserly old lord takes Harry under his wing.
Suddenly Harry is thrust into a world of Regency privilege, taught to read, to manage a vast and crumbling estate, and to behave like a gentleman. But no amount of polish can erase the truth: he is a man with a past, and the past has sharp teeth.

As jealousy, ambition, and old grudges stir within the Preston family, Harry finds himself entangled in a dangerous web of revenge and hidden motives. And when those closest to the Prestons begin to die, suspicion spreads like wildfire.
Then there is Lady Clarinda Bow — lovely, spirited, and far too tempting. Clara threatens Harry’s hard‑won composure at every turn, drawing him toward a future he has no right to want. But when Lord Stamford’s will reveals a shocking demand, Harry is offered a chance at everything he has ever desired… including Clara.
If he dares to take it.
And with danger closing in, Harry may not have a choice.

A self‑made man.
A spirited lady.
A legacy steeped in secrets — and a killer who wants it buried.