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A Devilish Masquerade Ball
A Coaching Accident, a Regency New Year Fancy Dress Ball, and a Devilish Masquerade will ensue.
The cynical Melbourne, Earl Standish, has resigned himself to a bachelor existence in which a mistress is a damn sight safer than young chits with mother’s who are hell-bent on securing a title for their daughters. Stealing the cherry as sporting game has never been his gambit, until that is, a coaching accident, involving his sister and the Danby family, thrusts an irresistible young lady into his sightline. Conventions of hospitality must be afforded to the rescuers of his sister, and with a New Year ball imminent at Norton Priory, Standish is hopelessly smitten, but he has two brothers and the elder of the two is a renowned cherry stealer. Can the Earl overcome his misgivings and rejoin the Marriage Mart – and will the rakish brother let him steal away with Cecily Danby?
The cynical Melbourne, Earl Standish, has resigned himself to a bachelor existence in which a mistress is a damn sight safer than young chits with mother’s who are hell-bent on securing a title for their daughters. Stealing the cherry as sporting game has never been his gambit, until that is, a coaching accident, involving his sister and the Danby family, thrusts an irresistible young lady into his sightline. Conventions of hospitality must be afforded to the rescuers of his sister, and with a New Year ball imminent at Norton Priory, Standish is hopelessly smitten, but he has two brothers and the elder of the two is a renowned cherry stealer. Can the Earl overcome his misgivings and rejoin the Marriage Mart – and will the rakish brother let him steal away with Cecily Danby?
101 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 10, 2017
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Francine Howarth
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May 31, 2018
An enjoyable and fun read. I just thought that the moving Prologue has more impact to the story which it of course did not. So except for causing a bit of confusion which Cecy hastened to dispel with Melbourne; that bit is the only bearing her affections and relationship to Marc Louis in connection to that 15~year~old secret of her birth has impacted the story, if at all. Anyways, it was still a Good entertaining read.
P.S. ~ The use of the word "tad" has warped the Timeline a little because I do not think such a word belongs to the Regency setting. It is an American? word which at that Timeline means 'a contraction of tadpole' or 'a small person or child' and not what it means in present day context as 'a bit' 'a small amount or measurement of something' or 'a little'. Its etymology is uncertain but it was put to be in 1877 or 1916 which is most definitely NOT in the Regency period.
P.S. ~ The use of the word "tad" has warped the Timeline a little because I do not think such a word belongs to the Regency setting. It is an American? word which at that Timeline means 'a contraction of tadpole' or 'a small person or child' and not what it means in present day context as 'a bit' 'a small amount or measurement of something' or 'a little'. Its etymology is uncertain but it was put to be in 1877 or 1916 which is most definitely NOT in the Regency period.
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