The Madness Of Viscount Atherbourne (Rescued From Ruin, Book One) - Plot & Excerpts
—The Dowager Marchioness of Wallingham to her newest lady’s maid, the fifth in as many months. The distinct scent of kippers wafting from the sideboard mere feet from where he sat alone in the morning room was perhaps the only sour note in an otherwise glorious day. Even the mild fishy odor was not enough to dampen his appetite. For food or anything else. Lucien grinned at the thought, recalling his inexhaustible ardor of the previous day. And evening. And throughout the night. But, really, what red-blooded male could blame him? Victoria was … He paused to consider, taking a sip of coffee and popping a warm piece of buttered roll into his mouth. Extraordinary. Yes, that was it. She was an innocent in many ways, starting with her virginity, or rather, former virginity. But it was more than that. The way she had admired his house upon arriving, her wide-eyed appreciation of elements he took for granted—a splendid staircase or a painting that, for him, had long since become background—demonstrated how she viewed her surroundings with fresh eyes, unjaded by her wealth and privileged upbringing.
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