This is a unique story and I enjoyed each page. It was billed as "humorous fiction," but I had a hard time finding a laugh in the first several chapters. Catherine Walman's parents and brother were abominations and made her suffer for the error of being in their family.

Due to a chance meeting, a dying earl (and his also dying countess) met Catherine while she was trying to get her family back home after a short vacation (that they couldn't afford but insisted Catherine find the funds for). The dying couple was so impressed with the possession and integrity of the young woman that they decided to gift her with their estates.

One would think that that would be the end of Catherine's woes. However, there are at least four men with illegitimate claims against the estate. Catherine spends the rest of the book straightening out the legal issues of inheriting from people to whom she was not related.

This is an involved, but absorbing story that will keep the reader turning pages quickly. Enjoy.

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