You do not ride, Aurora pointed out, nor do you travel far enough from London these days to require any trunks. Do you find him so? Really? I rather think he looks like someone who ought to be unloading my trunks or tending to the horses. Of course, it would be difficult to feel at ease when the whole of society was waiting on bated breath for one to drink from the wrong cup or to use the wrong fork.
He looked uncomfortable in them, as if he felt very much out of place. Tall and broad in his shoulder, the evening clothes-well tailored though they were-did not suit him. Though he does look a bit… rough.Ĭurious in spite of herself, Aurora glanced toward the doors of the Trumbles’s ballroom and found herself taking her own measure of him. He’s very well turned out, Lady Habersham remarked. She knew what it was to be the object of gossip, and she didn’t care for it. Well, he hardly looks like he’s half bear, Lady Deerfield murmured to the cadre of ladies assembled about her.Īurora didn’t smile or smirk as the others did. Everyone in society had been curious to get a look at him, this new duke who had spent the better part of his life in the wilds of America. H is grace, Lord Gavin Barreten, Duke of Westerhaven.Ī hush fell over the assembled crowd, the room becoming so quiet that a pin drop would have sounded like cannon fire. until another woman enters the picture claiming to be his wife.
In truth, he has every intention of asking her. He certainly never thought she'd fall in love with him, a rough and tumble brawler from the streets suddenly burdened with a title. Gavin never intended to fall in love with the woman who was attempting to transform him into the proverbial silk purse. But there are things in life that are beyond anyone's ability to predict or control. As their relationship takes a decidedly intimate turn, she vows not to be led by her heart. But Gavin Barreton, The Duke of Westerhaven, is much more than she ever bargained for. to take the unexpected heir to a dukedom that had very nearly gone extinct and turn this rough laborer into a gentleman. Then she's asked for a favor from an old friend.
She lives independently, enjoying her freedom, her wealth, and her occasional lovers. Of the two states, widowhood has always been much preferred. The third installment of the Dunne Family Series, The Other Wife, is the exciting conclusion of this Regency Novella series.Īurora Sefton, Lady Sheffield, has been a widow for almost as long as she was a wife.
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