Lady Fiasco, A Traditional Regency Romance (My Notorious Aunt) (30 page)
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Authors: Kathleen Baldwin
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Fiona smiled back. “Don’t laugh at me, my lord. You will find that you are quite as custard
-
covered as I am.”
“Ah, so I am
,
” He chuckled as he appraised his spattered attire. Just then
,
the soothing strains of violins penetrated the dining room. They were beginning a waltz
.
The rest of the orchestra swelled behind the violins. The flowing melody compelled him to relax.
He exhaled and all of his annoyance at Emeline vanished. “Do you hear it? It’s
a waltz. My waltz, I believe.” He held out his hand.
She tilted her head, questioning his sanity. “You would risk such
a
thing?”
“
I
would.” Tyrell opened his arms. “Here will do nicely.”
She stepped into his embrace and he
held
her close as they waltzed beside the dining table laid
out
with glistening silver, radiant crystal and bouquets of aromatic roses.
“Do you truly wish to marry me?” Fiona asked. “After all, I cannot promise you freedom from the wretched accidents that seem to follow me wherever I go.”
Tyrell smiled at her. “Life would be inordinately dull without a few surprises now and again.” Abruptly, he leaned down and kissed a drop of custard from her cheek.
Fiona shivered in response.
He laughed softly. “I would not have it any other way.” Tyrell kissed away another little dollop from her forehead and then lightly touched his tongue to a small portion near her mouth. He murmured. “I love you, Fiona. I’m afraid, my beloved Elf, that tranquility and solitude have entirely lost their appeal. I don’t think I could bear life without you. Marry me.”
She answered him eloquently, with a tirade of kisses.
—— The End ——
HISTORICAL NOTE
Dear Reader,
Prinny was a true eccentric. It may interest you to know that the Prince Regent actually did have a ballroom mishap not unlike the one described in
Lady Fiasco.
However
,
the real incident was so bizarre that if it had included all the elements the reader would have shaken her head in disbelief
.
Visit Kathleen Baldwin’s website for more information about this story and other tidbits about the Regency era. For example, did Regency ladies ever learn to swim?
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Here’s a quick look at Book Two…
Mistaken Kiss,
Book 2, My Notorious Aunt
A Traditional Regency Romantic Romp
(Aunt Honore is back…)
Willa is nearly blind, but she recognizes trouble when she trips over it.
T
he vicar’s logical little sister knows her prospects are bleak. When Willa accidentally kisses Alexander Braeburn, her dull predictable world turns upside down. Reason dictates that she should stay away from the handsome Corinthian. He’s the black sheep of their village. But how can she resist? She longs for one more taste of the most tantalizing excitement she has ever experienced. One more marvelous kiss, that’s all she wants, and then she will settle back into her dreary life forever.
Alex is intrigued. Willa’s refreshingly genuine character warms his jaded heart and makes him smile. But when her notorious aunt whisks her off to London and Willa naïvely marches into trouble, Alex feels duty bound to rescue her. Is it duty? Or is it something else that compels him to watch over the vicar’s peculiar little sister?
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Copyright
Copyright © 2013 by Kathleen Baldwin
First Printing September 2004 by Kensington Publishing Corp.
All Rights Returned to the Author
All Rights Reserved
Revised, edited, and published under new copyright November 2013
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Apart from a few well know public figures from the Regency era, all other characters appearing in this book are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
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Table Of Contents
Chapter 6 Sea Air Makes You Blind
Chapter 7 Hens and Their Confounded Chicks
Chapter 10 Treason Is a Hanging Offense
Chapter 11 Does Running Away Ever Solve Anything?
Chapter 13 Improper Ballroom Etiquette
Chapter 14 A Scandal by any other Name
Chapter 15 The Soiree from Hades
Chapter 17 Lies One Tells to One’s Self
Chapter 18 To Catch a Murderer
Chapter 19 Stranger in a Pomegranate Mask
Chapter 20 Crime and Punishment