The Mocked Spinster Helped an Old Lady Shamed in a Hat Shop — She Was the Duke's Grandmother

In the finest hat shop in Chester, a little old lady in a worn brown cloak is laughed at by the richest girl in town. "She smells of the farmyard," says Miss Clarissa Tate. Only one woman steps in: Lydia Marsh, a poor schoolmistress mocked as the old maid of Watergate Street. She helps the old lady to a chair, ties a lovely bonnet on her head and tells Clarissa to mind her manners. Then the old lady walks out to a coach with the Ferncastle crest. She is the grandmother of Benedict Lyall, Duke of Ferncastle, and he is sure Lydia is just one more fortune hunter. But as love grows between them, money vanishes from the old lady's charity, a priceless pearl disappears, and a powerful family needs someone to blame before their secret is found. This is a full-length Regency romance narration of a mocked spinster, a sharp-tongued grandmother, a stolen pearl and a duke who must learn who truly deserves his trust. #DukeRomance #RegencyRomance #HistoricalRomance #PeriodDrama #CleanRomance #SlowBurnRomance #LoveStory #RomanceAudiobook #RomanceNarration #SpinsterRomance #KindnessRewarded #DukesGrandmother #ChesterRomance #HappilyEverAfter #TheUnwantedDuchess regency romance, duke romance audiobook, mocked spinster romance, old maid and the duke, Lydia Marsh, Benedict Lyall Duke of Ferncastle, dowager duchess in disguise, kindness rewarded story, hat shop romance, Chester Regency romance, Ferncastle Hall, stolen pearl scandal, framed heroine romance, clean historical romance, slow burn duke romance, period drama narration, full length romance audiobook, duke's grandmother story, schoolmistress romance, the unwanted duchess