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“It's not that I haven't thought of it,” Hermione said with a shrug. “It's simply that there aren't that many ladies who like to drive. And those who are really good are already members of other clubs.”
“Why is it that you cannot manage to get even one of them to accept you?” Ophelia asked with a frown. “You
are
a good driver. It's odd.”
“I wasn't going to tell you,” Hermione said in a low voice, “but the reason I can't get into a club is that my father has threatened every club in town that if they accept my application, he'll have them blackballed from White's and Brooks's.”
“Oh, Hermione,” Leonora said, squeezing the other girl's hand, “I am so sorry.”
“What will you do?” Ophelia asked. She was always thinking ahead.
“I sincerely do not want to tell you,” their friend said, her eyes downcast. “But I have to tell someone, or I'll burst.”
Looking up, she said, “I too was approached by Lord Payne this week. It would seem that as the new club president, he wishes to make some changes in the eligibility rules.”
“Please, no!” Leonora gasped.
“You didn't.” Ophelia clapped a hand over her mouth.
“I did, I'm afraid,” Hermione said apologetically. “I told Lord Payne that I would join the Lords of Anarchy.”
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Manda Collins
spent her teen years wishing she'd been born a couple of centuries earlier, preferably in the English countryside. Time travel being what it is, she resigned herself to life with electricity and indoor plumbing, and read lots of books. When she's not writing, she's helping other people use books, as an academic librarian. Visit her website at:
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WHY LORDS LOSE THEIR HEARTS
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WHY DUKES SAY I DO
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Why Dukes Say I Do
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This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.
A GOOD RAKE IS HARD TO FIND
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