He looked at Belle with a puzzled expression. 'I cannot tell you how glad I am to have finally located you,' the solicitor said enthusiastically. A graying man of medium stature, he looked very excited to see Dunford. 'Show him in then.' Dunford turned to Belle and gave her a what-do-you-suppose-this-could-be shrug. 'A solicitor has arrived, sit.'ĭunford raised a brow. They looked up to see Whatmough, Dunford's unflappable butler, standing in the doorway. 'A veritable paragon of virtue,' Dunford said dryly, telling himself he was not the least bit jealous of his friend's marital bliss. 'He trusts you, and more importantly, he trusts me.' 'Too busy to indulge his possessive nature? How odd.'īelle shrugged.

'He's too busy for that sort of nonsense,' she said with a smile. 'Are you certain that John isn't going to come barging over here with a gun and call me out?' Dunford teased. She had just stopped by to chat he was glad for this unexpected visit since they didn't see quite as much of each other now that she was married. starting with his wild young ward.A few months later Dunford was sitting in his salon, taking tea with Belle. And it takes a rogue to match her.William Dunford, London's most elusive bachelor, is stunned to learn that he's inherited property, a title - and a ward bent on making his first visit his last.Henry is determined to continue running Stannage Park without help from the handsome new lord, but Dunford is just as sure he can change things. But when her guardian passes away, her beloved home falls into the hands of a distant cousin. She manages her elderly guardian's remote Cornwall estate, wears breeches instead of frocks, and answers to the unlikely name of Henry.

Henrietta Barrett has never followed the dictates of society. During an extended stay in the country, she never expects to meet Lord John Blackwood, a wounded war hero who intrigues her like no other man. When a suitor tells Arabella he's willing to overlook her appalling bluestocking tendencies on account of her looks and fortune, she decides to take a break from the Marriage Mart. Lady Arabella Blydon has both beauty and a brain, and she's tired of men. But Emma's cousins are just as determined to see her settle in England. She's determined to then return to Boston to run her father's shipping company. American heiress Emma Dunster has agreed to participate in just one London season. That is until a redheaded American throws herself in front of a carriage to save his young nephew's life. And two, he is determined to avoid marriage. There are two things everyone knows about Alexander Ridgely.

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