Heritage Perilous

"Heritage Perilous" is a novel by the British author Jeffery Farnol, who, together with Georgette Heyer, were the initiators of the Regency romance genre. «Heritage Perilous» was published in 1946 and is the first part of the sequence of two novels. The second part, «My Lord of Wrybourne,» was published two years later based on the first book's popularity. The story tells about a young seaman who unexpectedly inherits an estate and vast lands when returning from a hard voyage. Yet, the immense wealth is not so easy to keep in hands with so many greedy relatives and envious neighbors. Will he succeed in keeping his heritage and win the love of charming Andromeda, a raven-haired beauty?