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Lady Caroline Sutton accepted an offer from Lord Francis Fernleigh during a ball one evening. This was to be the last time she saw him for some years. Her father had refused her hand and thereafter, circumstance kept them separated. 

Now, through the tragic death of his elder brother, Francis has become his father’s heir, a position he never coveted. Countless ladies would be interested in being the future Duchess of Hampshire, but Francis still thinks of Caroline. A repaired friendship with her elder brother gives him hope that he might be able to win her again, but there is another suitor with his sights on her. And she seems to look favourably on him as well. Will Caroline choose a future with Francis? Will the dashing Lord Woodford, or even some unknown gentleman, capture her heart? 

Francis can only hope that, for once, circumstance might work in his favour. 

Psst… Have you heard the latest Regency era gossip? 

It is absolutely delicious. And everyone loves a bit of delicious gossip.

Do they not? 

Even when what people are saying is so far from true as to be ludicrous. 

That is half the fun. 

Is it not? 

It is all a matter of perspective. After all, if one is the subject of gossip, one may not necessarily care for what is being said. 

In these three tales, there is something that brings the interconnected protagonists to the attention of the ton’s gossips. 

The pursuit of the famous singer Miss Elizabeth Stark by the war hero Hugo Finstrop, Earl of Firstonbridge gives people something to talk about in The Musician. 

When Lord Robert Handwick wagers that he can bring the antidote Miss Gwenyth Spencer into fashion, tongues are soon wagging that he is grooming her to be his wife in Protégé. 

When Lynton Stark, Viscount St Clair and Lady Harold Ellison embark on The Affair, they do everything they can to keep it a secret, but when the couple falls in love as well as lust, it seems no time at all before rumours start. 

Coming in summer 2025 - the first book in a new series, featuring Lady Beatrice Went. Everyone in her family thinks she is an Incidental Matchmaker - matches just happen around her, with no effort at all. But they aren't always happy. So when her niece asks to come and stay with her in order to find a husband, Beatrice has qualms. Little does she know that she might be on the way to a match herself! 

Read all about her story in A Late Marriage coming summer 2025!