It’s all the more reason for you to leave town. “I only wish Stephen would realize the fruitlessness of it. “And he would bore you senseless,” John finished gently. “Your concern for your only child is touching,” Emma muttered. You would drive him crazy within a week.” But it was obvious even then that you would never suit. “When you were ten I might have entertained thoughts of a future match between the two of you. You shouldn’t raise the poor boy’s hopes just because you don’t want to go to London.” “For God’s sake, Emma! You don’t care two figs for young Ramsay. And Stephen Ramsay will be most disappointed if I leave so suddenly. “What about all of my friends? I shall miss them all dreadfully. And I’m sure that the little that is necessary can be most ably performed by Mrs. There are a thousand reasons why I cannot leave Boston at the present time.” “Of course not! I just think that a change of scenery will do you good.” “You’re sailing back with them tomorrow, and that’s final. It’s not as if I haven’t seen them recently.” “But they’ve been visiting for two months. Henry and Caroline love you like their own, and you told me yourself that you like Belle and Ned better than any of your friends in Boston.” “I don’t see why this is such a hardship. “Yes, well, you’re older now.” He cleared his throat a few times and sat back. “I just think that you ought to see a little more of the world, that’s all.” John Dunster shifted uncomfortably in his chair. You’re just going to spend a year in London with your cousins.” “Don’t be so dramatic,” her father replied. In Julia Quinn's witty, delightful debut, one scandalous Season will change two lives forever.Įmma Dunster’s violet eyes were wide open with shock and dismay. But true love tends to blossom just when one least expects it, and passion can melt even the most stubborn of hearts. She never dreamed she’d find herself in the arms of a dangerously handsome duke… or that he’d be quite so upset when he discovered her true identity. When she slipped out of her cousins’ home, dressed as a kitchen maid, all she wanted was one last taste of anonymity before her debut. But she’s a servant, completely unsuitable for a highborn duke-unless, perhaps, she’s not quite what she seems…Īmerican heiress Emma Dunster might be surrounded by Englishmen, but that doesn’t mean she intends to marry one-even if she has agreed to participate in one London Season.
She’s everything Alex never thought a woman could be-smart and funny, principled and brave. That is until a redheaded American throws herself in front of a carriage to save his young nephew’s life. And two, he has no plans to marry anytime soon… There are two things everyone knows about Alexander Ridgeley.
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