No Rose Without its Thorn
1 part Complete MatureJohanna Grey is eighteen, the oldest daughter of John Grey and Alexandra Hathaway, and is about to embark on her first London season, although she cannot shake the fact that, although she will find someone, none of the gentleman she meets are the man for her.
Caspian Rothchester, twenty-one, was thrust into his role as the heir to the Dukedom of Rothchester after his inconsiderate older brother, Philip, leaves to fight for Austria in the Austria-Russian conflict, and dies in the process, leading his wife to die in childbirth, and Caspian to take custody of his niece, Susan. Because of all the death surrounding him, he himself cannot look for a bride, although he pines for one, unknowing if his choice will be all right automatically becoming a mother.
When Johanna and Caspian meet again, after a childhood misunderstanding, will their hearts become one?