Beloved Betrayal [ON HIATUS]

Marian Elliot is a refined young woman who has never faced much hardship, thanks to her rich parents. She has always gotten the best treatment, the most beautiful clothes, multiple maids, and is the woman every woman wants to be and every man wants to marry. But she does not think of herself so highly. All she really wants to do is get a fire going, strip herself of all her frills and laces and get into her comfortable nightgown, and read a deliciously good book. Of course, her mother would never allow that. Instead, she is forced to spend her days finding a suitable husband. But when one man catches her eye, her world turns upside down, perhaps not in the best way.

Maurice Kane came from a rich family and had every girl swooning. But instead of embracing a life of simple comforts, he threw it away to go to sea. But after his father's death, he was forced to come to the town of Larksford. He finds it uncomfortable, especially now that he is reliving past memories. But when one particular girl, the one girl he is not allowed to see, catches his attention, he is willing to forgo the pain of re-learning basic manners. But will that be enough to earn the favour of Marian's refined parents? Does Marian even feel the same? And will Marian's biggest enemy ruin the small chance of her having Maurice?

Will they have their own "Happily Ever After"?