She clenched her gloved hands, helplessness coursing through her. She could see their blurry outlines, but all details were completely lost. Squinting, she tried to make out their features before giving an irritated huff.
She peered around the column she’d been practically propping up the past hour and spied a group of older women conversing on the other side, their jewel-colored turbaned heads bent together. But at the sound of her sister Mariah’s name, she started. Miss Imogen Duncan just barely heard the words over the din of the orchestra and the hundred or so voices that rose up like the squawking of so many peahens in the glittering ballroom. She is quite the popular young lady this Season.” But when friendship turns to passion, Imogen will accept nothing less than Caleb's heart.“My dear, who is that lovely blonde thing being partnered by Mr. Free to be herself for the first time in her life, she begins to see a new beauty in the world around her…and see a strength in herself she never knew she possessed. But he is wholly unprepared when an innocent miss stumbles into his life, turning his superficial world on its head.ĭrawn to the rogue that mistakenly stole her first kiss, Imogen finds not a suitor, but a friend. As her younger sister Mariah begins her own Season with a selection of suitors, Imogen believes her chances for excitement are well and truly lost…Until a case of mistaken identity and an accidental kiss bring adventure into her life.īurying his guilt from a decade-old tragedy beneath a life of debauchery, Caleb Masters, Marquess of Willbridge is content enough to meet willing widows in dark gardens to numb the pain. Her London Season has passed and her desperate shyness and reserved demeanor have destroyed any chance for a match. A witty Regency Romance from 2017 Romance Writers of America's Golden Heart Winner Christina Britton, perfect for fans of Julia Quinn and Tessa Dare.Īn aging spinster at twenty-six, all Imogen Duncan sees ahead of her is a life of servitude to her overbearing mother.
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