A prude with a past. Her guardian so closely monitors her actions that most have done no more than nod to her at church. The few who know her like and respect her. But her uncle hints that's she's mad -- witness the scar on his cheek. When she's accused of being in possession of counterfeit banknotes, a good many people think it's true.
Pansy's parents died when she was not quite four and she and her younger sister, Lily, went to live with Owen Crawford, their mother's brother. After Lily eloped with Lieutenant Mercer, Pansy lived in isolation at her uncle's home. Then, in short order, Lt. Mercer is killed in the war and Lily dies in childbirth. Pansy willingly takes on the care of her nephew and two nieces. But she's vowed she won't let her uncle prey on the children as he did on her and Lily. Furthermore, she intends to go to her grave with the secret of Harry's birth.
Pansy adores reading romances and horrid novels, but not only has she never been in love, she doesn't believe there's any such thing. She agrees to marry John Llewellyn because marriage seems like the only way to escape her uncle and protect the children. Lord Banallt is about to turn her ordered life upside down.
Not far from Duke's Head on the eastern coast of England. Pansy's lived at Havenwood with her aunt and uncle for several years. She adores gardening. Her taste and sense of color and harmony imbue every room she's been give leave to decorate.
Last Updated: 11.14.2004