Birmingham.
Rose Hamilton nineteen years old, living with her scheming aunt Win (Winifred Jacobs) with only one thing on her mind for a reason and that is to see her niece to be married before she is twenty one.
Upon meeting handsome Charles Dean he is the only one for her, but her aunt is against it and it's for a big secret and lies, enough to send her mad, but Rose is holding onto her word.
With only the staff at the house to keep her going, why is her aunt jealous?
A legacy of lies.
A promise of love.
This is a very good read.
It takes us through lots of secrets, lies and love.
I certainly loved reading it all the way through to the end.

A sweet and mild family romance without a lot of tragedy, but one big mystery that comes out at the end. Since Rose wasn’t really an orphan, I’m not sure the title actually applies.

Rose is orphaned at a young age, she goes to live with her Aunt Win, who treats her horribly. when Rose turns 21 her aunt is determined to marry her off to a man Rose doesn't like.

I found this book to be an easy read. I enjoyed the storyline and read the book one evening and finished it the next afternoon. I couldn't wait to see how things worked out in the end. What I didn't like was how the book would refer in one sentence as "cook" and the next sentence using the cook's name, Mary. That was consistent throughout the book with all of the staff and I just found it annoying. Just a pet peeve of mine. That's the reason for 4 stars instead of 5.

I would like to thank the author and Boldwod Publishing for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.