Road to Ruin - Large Print Author:Margaret Evans Porter Falsely accused of murder and hotly pursued by the Bow Street runners, Dominic Blythe acted on impulse when he hid his face from the constable by kissing the beautiful young woman standing next to him in the inn yard. It was only later that he realized that he had embroiled an innocent woman in his own wretched affairs. But to his su... more »rprise, Miss Nerissa Newby was sympathetic to his plight and offered him whatever support she could.
The lovely Miss Newby was no stranger to undeserved scandal. Her ill-advised attempt to live alone after her widowed father's death had resulted in ugly rumors -- forcing her to end her engagement and leave her village home. She had been journeying to an uncle she had never met in the hopes he would offer her a home when the handsome young stranger had embraced her in a most improper manner.
Neither Nerissa nor Dominic knew where the next scandalous turn of events would take them, and neither guessed that partners in adventure would become partners in love.« less