She was acutely aware of the fact that she would have to withstand the presence of Lady Florence and she wanted—no, she needed—to put her best foot forward. It was a kind of armor, really. And it did truly feel as if she were on the verge of battle. She hadn’t seen Griffin...
Recalling how her stepmother had suffered and then her father, she couldn’t fathom that Lavinia could have been so cruel. She’d thought that it was Rupert who had negatively influenced her stepsister, but given the timing, she had to wonder if perhaps the reverse weren’t true. Which of the two w...
They were married in the same church in the village that they had visited on their previous outing. The vicar was cool and favored them with disapproving stares throughout the brief ceremony. The ceremony was witnessed by Lord Ellersleigh, Lady Phyllis and her aunt, Lady Isabella. Lady Eleanor de...
