Sarah's Choice

Sarah Wilton can't resist the offer of marriage made by Edward Stone, Earl of Sheringham, a man old enough to be her father. Her fist instinct is to say no, but then the earl explains that the marriage offer doesn't come from him, but from his son. Sarah thought it rather odd that the son didn't make the offer himself, but she had never met the earl's son. The money the earl offers will solve man of her family's problems. Chief among them, the earl offers to dower her younger sister. In addition, the money will pay all her family's debts accrued by her grandfather and uncle. Perhaps the biggest incentive of all is that this marriage will save Jamie Stone's life. Sarah is willing to sacrifice herself for her family and this unknown young man. Will it be such a sacrifice? This might be her only chance to have a home and a family of her own. Richard Stone, Jamie's uncle, wants the earl to lock away his nephew in an insane asylum. Jamie will die if he his locked away. Edward fears his brother would do just that if anything is to happen to him. Richard wants the title and would do anything to get it. The earl came up with this marriage scheme in the hopes this marriage to Sarah can protect his son. Sarah knows her father wishes for her to accept, but he wants it to be her choice. She doesn't have to think about it for long. Sarah choices to accept the offer, but she isn't sure she is making the right decision. She realizes she made the right choice when her father opens the church doors, and she sees her bridegroom waiting for her at the altar. Jamie seems happy and scared at the same time. Those were her very same emotions. Sarah felt an instant connection--a bond. Jamie Stone is mentally impaired and is subject to the occasional seizure. He knows he is not like other men. Jamie had to learn to walk and talk all over again following a riding accident which almost took his life as a child. Jamie never dreamed he could have anything close to a normal life -- until Sarah. It is like they share a soul. Sarah feels her husband is in danger, so before her marriage, she hired an ex-soldier as Jamie's valet. Sarah is frantic when her husband disappears. Jamie could be anywhere in England. Who can help her find the man she loves and the father of the child she carries? Who can safeguard her child? A Bow Street Runner! Can Sarah and the Thief Taker find her husband in time? Can she save her trusting husband from his uncle's plot? Will these two find their happily ever after?