A beauty so rare : a Belmont Mansion novel
(Large Print)

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Eleanor Braddock--plain, practical, no stunning Southern beauty--knows she will never marry. Impoverished and struggling to care for her ailing father, Eleanor arrives at Belmont Mansion, home of her aunt, Adelicia Acklen, the richest woman in America--and possibly the most demanding, as well. Adelicia insists on finding her niece a husband, but a simple act of kindness leads Eleanor down a far different path--building a home for destitute widows and fatherless children from the Civil War. Archduke Marcus Gottfried has come to Nashville from Austria in search of a life he determines, instead of one determined for him. Hiding his royal heritage, Marcus uses his expertise in architecture to design the widows' and children's home, but his designs run contrary to what Eleanor envisions. Yet as the construction project continues, Marcus and Eleanor find common ground--and a love neither of them expects.