Fragrant Flower

In the loveless household of General Sir Frederick and Lady Emily Osmund and their empty-headed twin daughters, begrudgingly adoptedniece Azalea is little more than a wallflower. And all because herkind, heroic and beloved father died in a manner they wrongly consider scandalous ? and because her mother was Russian! ? You must paythe price of your father? s sins and what happened in India you willtake to your grave with sealed lips?, her uncle says, as if to sealher fate. When the General is posted to Hong Kong, Azalea isthrilled but there, as always, she is cast aside and abused. Only thehandsome, dashing but imperious Lord Sheldon shows any interest in her ? until to her aunt and uncle? s disgust she? s befriended by a kind Chinese family. But her joy at learning of their culture and customsis short-lived. Kidnapped by pirates, she faces death and worse. Isthere any hope now that she? ll find true love and a life of her own ?