Fast forward two or so decades, and we now meet once more Little Teddy, known to all now as 'Ward' and who's inherited two half siblings that are in a dire need of a governess, and Ward himself is in a dire need of making a good match because keeping those children depends on it. He choses to acknowledge him and raise him in his own household, under the same roof he'd be bringing his own legitimate children.

He was given to the hero to raise and his father actually does something unthinkable for that time. In the first book of the Desperate Duchesses series we meet a bastard son of the hero of that book, Teddy. My local used bookstore was very happy with my purchase this past weekend :) So, after reading this story and loving every minute of it, I've decided to plow through EJ's backlist, working my way down from this book. I liked her Pleasures series and I also read couple of books from her Fairy Tales series, and loved one more than the other. I have to admit that I've not read many books from this author. Sara Shepard, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Pretty Little Liars books, finally reveals the shocking truth about Sutton's murder in this riveting novel about secrets, lies, and killer consequences. If she can't find my killer before time runs out, she'll end up behind bars . . . And when it does, Emma will be suspect number one in my murder investigation. The truth is bound to come out eventually. But as questions and accusations start flying, it's harder than ever for Emma to keep playing me. At first the police assume the body is Emma's.

Suddenly everyone knows there are two girls who look like Sutton Mercer-and that one of them is dead. But when it comes to finding my killer, she keeps running into dead ends. She's unearthed dark secrets about my friends, my family, and my tangled past. For months, my long-lost twin, Emma, has been living my life and trying to solve my murder.

Seven minutes in heaven novel