When Italian lady's companion Aria St. Angelo is coerced into posing as her political employer's absent daughter for the evening at the Louisiana Governor's masquerade ball, she wasn't planning on falling for Byron Roderick-the most eligible bachelor in the capitol. But, when he pays call at the Beaumont's home, Aria is quickly shuffled into the shadows once more, forced to watch him fall in love with another woman. Miss Beaumont's Companion is a mistaken identity, forced proximity, forbidden love romance historical romance NOVELLA with all the sigh-worthy swoon, but no spice! This novella is included in the Hearts of Gold collection.