No Place for a Lady

Catherine Irving, daughter of a clergyman, inherited a house in London from her aunt, only to find the place in rundown condition, in a bad neighborhood, with impecunious tenants. Except for Mr. Alger, handsome and charming, who did not seem to fit in at all. Catherine suspected something was afoot, and she also suspected that there might—or might not—be romance in the making. Regency Romance by Joan Smith; originally published by Fawcett Crest