Gilding the Lady - Berkley Sensation Author:Nicole Byrd When her parents die, Clarissa Fallon goes from affluent young lady to maid. That is, until her brother returns from the high seas and rescues her.
Now she must re-learn how to be a lady--and the rakish Earl of Whitby is just the one to teach her.
Clarissa is sent to an orphanage then sold into servitude until her brother finds her and she must begin a new life as a lady. Just as she starts to live the life that she dreamed about she is accused of murder. A very good book with lots of twists.