The Lady - The Dead Earl's Daughter Trilogy The Complete Collection Lady Charlotte Bantry has led a sheltered life. Following the premature death of her mother, her father battled to come to terms with his own grief - living a reclusive life and closeting Charlotte away from the world. With his death, and his title and estate being inherited by his younger brother, Lady Charlotte is forced to return to her childhood home, under the care of her Aunt and Uncle. Ghosts from her past plague her present, as Charlotte struggles to adjust to a new way of life in a loving family. As she learns to relinquish her past, her world is turned upside down when the Honourable Edward Deakin walks into Worstern Manor, and her life. Will Lady Charlotte allow Edward into her heart? Or will she forever be restrained by the fear that lingers in her mind?