Wallflower (Old Maids' Club, Book 1) - Plot & Excerpts
A small grouping of ladies and gentlemen promenaded past Tabitha and Lord Oglethorpe where they sat beneath a weeping willow in one of the lesser-traveled parts of Hyde Park. Tabitha’s skin itched all over. Not even so much as a swath of bare skin touched the picnic blanket upon which she sat; she was amply covered from head-to-toe, or at least as covered as the newer fashions Madame Duchesne had crafted for her would allow. Yet she itched. Lord Oglethorpe passed her a plate filled with cold meats and cheeses. “How fortuitous that the weather is so amiable today. I would have been devastated if we’d had to cancel our plans or move the picnic indoors.” The tautness of his mouth seemed to contradict his words. Perhaps Lord Oglethorpe’s presence was what caused her skin to crawl. Tabitha shook the thought from her mind. He was a fortune hunter, yes. As was Lord Devonport. But Lord Devonport’s nearness merely served to heighten her awareness of every part of her body, not make her skin feel prickly and irritated.
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