Poor Caroline

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Summary: Enchanting Regency Romance
Review: Caroline and her brothers have grown up as orphans in the home of a generous elderly man who dies and leaves his estate to his only surviving nephew, Kit.
Proud Caroline will never get over the fact that her and her brothers were living on this man's charity and that he has passed on without acknowledging them in his last will and testament. The nephew takes his place as lord of the manor never knowing that the property came with wards of his uncle as they have since moved into town where Caro begins her search as a common worker to support her family.

Kit tries to take them all back to provide for them, but Caroline is stubborn and won't reduce herself to accept charity ever again. In the meantime, her brothers come to love Kit and make it hard for Caro to continue hating a man she doesn't even really know.

What ensues is a charming story with wonderfully developed characters in a regency setting. You will come to love everyone as if you have known them forever. The young boys are adorable, Caroline is beautiful and proud and Kit is the perfect hero with vulnerabilities and strengths. His need for a family and the role he plays in the lives of the young boys is exquisite. I read the entire book with a smile on my face and at times I was laughing out loud. I'm so happy to have found the writings of Elizabeth Mansfield.