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Ask Me No Questions

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Time: 1748

Foreign Titles:
Und stell mir keine Fragen German
Una Vile Congiura Italian

Synopsis:
PENNILESS, DISGRACED, AND WITH TWO SMALL NEPHEWS TO SUPPORT, SHE IS IN DIRE STRAITS INDEED ...
But by pure luck and a dash of feminine wiles, Ruth Allington is able to put her generous artistic talent to work by restoring an ancient mural at the estate of Sir Brian Chandler. She forgets to mention, however, her young wards or her past riddled with debt and despair.
The master's arrogant son, Gordon Chandler, is impossible from the start -- convinced Ruth is setting her cap for his father. Ruth could only imagine his pique if he knew she had smuggled two boys onto the property!
But Sir Gordon had his own troubles in the form of the notorious League of Jewelled Men, dastardly conspirators determined to ruin his name and claim his estate. Now Gordon must turn for aid to a woman who has hidden everything from him -- including her love ...


Alternate Synopsis:
Young Ruth Allington is a woman in exceptionally dire straits. Her father, brother, and husband have died, leaving her with a disgraced family name, an estate in debt, and two small nephews to support. Her few assets include a quick mind, a superb artistic ability, and her new friendship with the generous -- and crafty -- Gwendolyn Rossiter. It is Gwendolyn who perpetrates a deception that enables Ruth to work on restoring an ancient mural at the estate of Sir Gordon Chandler.
Ruth's situation is precarious: Such a position is decidedly improper for a young woman, and were Sir Gordon to learn of her true identity or the presence of her nephews, Ruth and the children would be banished from the estate -- straight into debtor's prison.
Sir Gordon has troubles of his own in the form of the League of the Jewelled Men, the nefarious conspirators determined to ruin his name and claim his estate. The League will stop at nothing to bring about his downfall, and in his hour of need, Sir Gordon finds he must turn for aid to a woman who has hidden everything from him -- including her love.


Foreign Synopses:
German
Die junge Ruth Allington ist vom Pech verfolgt: Ihr Vater, ihre BrŸder und ihr Mann sind gestorben und haben ihr au§er Schulden, einem skandalbefleckten Familiennamen und zwei Neffen, die sie aufziehen soll, nichts hinterlassen. Ruth kšnnte verzweifeln, wŠre da nicht ihre neue Freundin, die gro§zŸgige und erfinderische Gwendolyn Rossiter, die Ruth Arbeit als Restaurateurin auf dem Besitz von Sir Gordon Chandler verschafft. Eine derartige Stellung ist fŸr eine anstŠndige junge Frau zwar alles andere als angemessen, doch besser als im SchuldgefŠngnis zu landen! Wer hŠtte ahnen kšnnen, da§ die unglŸckliche Ruth eines Tages dem ehrbaren Sir Gordon einmal aus hšchster Not helfen wŸrde?


Main Characters:
Gordon Chandler
Ruth Allington
Thorpe and Jacob Armitage

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Reviews:
"Thrilling ... Ms. Veryan rolls into high gear, providing another smashing resolution to leave us biting our nails to the quick." Romantic Times

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Title Source:
"Ask me no questions,
and I'll tell you no fibs ..." She Stoops to Conquer, Oliver Goldsmith

Trivia:
  • Gordon is Quentin Chandler's brother. They refer to each other as Sir Knight and Rabble respectively.
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