Lady Beware (2007)
“Of course, even he couldn’t bully his way past the formidable patronesses, so she flung herself into the delights of a normal evening.She chatted with friends and danced every dance, and Lord Avonfort proposed. It was the fifth time, and for the fifth time she put him off, but she was in such a good mood that she might have accepted him if not for the Cave business. She wasn’t going to betroth herself to the Vile Viscount, but promising to marry someone else right now would be a bit much.For some reason, Avonfort chose this occasion to persist.“Why not, Thea? You know we’re ideally suited.”“Yes,” she said honestly, for she did.He was a handsome, brown-haired man of twenty-eight and generally acknowledged as one of the most elegant dressers in the ton. He had a lovely house and estate not far from Long Chart. She’d known him all her life, and liked his mother and two sisters. His youngest sister, now Lady Kingstable, was a particular friend.“I can’t make such a commitment yet, Avonfort.
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