HM: His Marchioness

Characters

Mark Windworth (b.1865) …………………………………………………………………………….…..male protaganist

Cassandra Livington (Cassie) (b. 1871)…………………………………………………………….female protaganist

Isabella Middleton (Bella) (b. 1871 d. 1892)……………………………..…look alike of female protaganist

Robert Middleton, Tenth Duke of Wellingshire (b. 1835)…………………………………….…..Bella’s father

Marcus Windworth, Ninth Marquess of Bellingham (b. 1840)………………………………..…Mark’s uncle

Michael Windworth (b. 1840 d. 1886) …………………………………………………………………....Mark’s father

Alicia Windworth (b. 1843 d. 1886) …………………………………………………………………….…Mark’s mother

Maria Windworth-Middleton (b. 1865 d. 1892) ………………………………………………...…….Mark’s sister

Anthony Middleton, Marquess of Bringham (b. 1863 d. 1892) ………………………………Bella’s brother

Alex Middleton (b. 1887) ……………………………………………………………………………………..Mark’s nephew

Nina Middleton (b. 1887) …………………………………………………………………………………………Mark’s niece

Darrin (b. 1866) ………………………………………………………………………………………………...Cassie’s first love

Mrs. Weatherland ……………………………………………………….……………………………..…Cassie’s companion

Sister Greta …………………………………………………………………………………………….Cassie’s favorite teacher

Lord Smith, Baron of Leany ……………………………………………………………………….Cassie’s first employer

Elizabeth Brown-Smith, Baroness of Leany ……………………………………………Lord Smith’s second wife

Martha Brown ………………………………………………………………………………………………….Lady Smith’s aunt

Lady Cuthbert, Countess of Bellmore …………………………………………………………………………..neighbors

Lord Cuthbert, Earl of Bellmore …………………………………………………….................................neighbors

Reginald Windworth, Fifth Duke of Ravenswood (b. 1800) Oldest living member of Windworth Family

Estates

Bellmore House (1893)

Lincolnshire, The Americas (1864)

Bellingham Estate (1886)

Wellingshire Estate (1886)

Leaney Household, Carlton (1888)

Wellingshire Townhouse, Upper Brook Street (1893)

Abstract

Mark Windworth, was not a marquess. There was no reason to call him “my lord”, so when Isabella Middleton, the beautiful but proud and haughty daughter of the Duke of Wellingshire insisted on calling him that, he couldn’t help but respond in kind by calling her “marchioness”. Afterall they were betrothed to be married sometime in the future. Now six years later as she again calls him “my lord”, he wants to make her his marchioness in reality. Has he finally gone ahead and fallen for her charms?

Cassandra Livington is a poor governess with a forgotten past and a lost love. But her present is lovely as the beloved daughter of a bereft Duke and a foster mother to his two grand children – Alex & Nina. She may be posing as Isabella, but she could ask for nothing more in her current life than to be united with her lost love. Then when a handsome lord calls her a “marchioness” why does she want to become one for him?

Will Mark be able to overcome his past grievances and get ready for a life as a peer of the ton with a lady by his side? Will Cassie be able to overcome the shadows of the past and shadows of Bella? Is Mark falling for Cassie’s face or her persona? Will Cassie ever become for Mark – his marchioness?

Storyline

Mark Windworth had stayed all his life in the Americas and returned back to England with his sister Maria to his uncle, Marcus Windworth, the ninth Marquess of Bellingham after the death of his parents. Maria falls in love with Anthony, the Marquess of Bringham, the son of Marcus’ best friend, Robert Middleton, the Tenth Duke of Wellingshire. They get married. Marcus dreams of another wedding in the family of Mark to Isabella, the daughter of Robert. But Mark and Isabella don’t get along. However under threat of unbequeathing, Mark succumbs to a betrothal to Isabella. They fight about him being a lord and her, a marchioness; when neither of them is either. Mark goes back to America to make a fortune in trade on the seas. He comes back once a year to meet his sister and is thrown together with Isabella making him go back again.

Maria & Anthony die in a car accident alongwith Isabella. Cassie who is a lookalike of Bella comes in to life of Duke’s family taking care of his grand kids – Alex and Nina. When the fifth duke of Ravenswood dies and leaves behind the dukedom to Marcus, Mark comes back to take his rightful place as a lord of the ton – the tenth Marquess of Bellingham. This time he meets Cassie and thinks Bella is alive. Realizes mistake, falls for Cassie. Cassie has a past – was in love with Darrin. He led her on and then left her. She is devastated and ruined, goes to work as governess. She gets new job in Duke’s family & gets accepted as daughter there.

She goes to London again, this time as Duke’s daughter and Mark’s fiancé. Darrin falls for her. She has to choose between Darrin and Mark. True love triumphs and she chooses Mark thereby becoming in reality his Marchioness.