Drawn to Lord Ravenscar (2013)
“‘London will be thin of company or I would beg you and my aunt to come with me, Lucy—but I shall write to my late mother’s Aunt Susan and ask her to chaperon me. I dare say your mama is wishing me to the devil by now.’ ‘No, of course she isn’t,’ Lucy said. ‘Mama never bears a grudge. Besides, how could she be angry when you have made such a brilliant match?’ ‘I have been lucky,’ Judith agreed. ‘You know that I was not sure whether I should take him, but when he did so much for me...it was as if... a veil had been lifted from my eyes and I saw him for the first time.’ ‘Then you do truly care for him?’ ‘Yes, I do.’ ‘I am glad you are happy. I wondered for a time if you still cared for the Earl of Daventry?’ Judith laughed. ‘I wondered myself, Lucy. I was so desperately in love with him when I was seventeen. He made love to me... I will confess that I was fortunate to escape with my virtue intact, for had he chosen to seduce me I should have allowed it.MoreLess
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