Sunday's Child #classic#regencyromance

 

Sunday’s Child

Heroines born on different days of the week. Book 1 a classic Regency Romance rich with period details.

Despite loss and past love, self-sacrifice, brutality and honour, will it be possible for Tarrant, who fought in the Napoleonic wars, and Georgianne, whose father and brothers died in battle, to find happiness?

Prologue

 

Hertfordshire, England

1810

 

Fourteen-year-old, Georgianne Whitley leaned over the banister to watch her aunt’s butler admit a handsome cavalry officer dressed in uniform. One day, her mamma frequently assured her, she would marry such a military man, a member of her dear father’s regiment. Of course, this officer was probably too old to ever be her husband. However, in future, she was sure she would meet someone equally handsome with whom she would fall in love. She giggled. ‘Love is not the main prerequisite for marriage,’ Mamma always claimed. According to her mother, rank, lands, and wealth were more important whereas, according to Papa, love was the only reason to marry.

She turned her head to look at her cousin, Sarah Tarrant. “Who is he?”

“Don’t you recognize him? He is my half-brother, Rupert, Lieutenant Tarrant.”

“Of course, but he has changed so much since I last saw him five years ago. He is taller.”

Careless of whether or not he would look up and see her, Georgianne inched forward until, bent almost double, she could still gaze down at him.

Rupert removed his shako, revealing his thick, sun-kissed fair hair.

Sarah put her arms around Georgianne’s waist. “If you are not careful, you will fall.”

Georgianne gripped the rail of the highly polished oak banister while she straightened.

“Look at your gown. It’s crushed. You’re such a…a hoyden.”

She stamped her foot. “No, I’m not.”

“Yes, you are. My mamma says you are.”

“Well, she is wrong.” In spite of her denial, rueful, she looked down at her crumpled, white muslin gown. What would her aunt say if she knew Papa had taught her to shoot? Once again, she peered over the banister. A ray of June sunshine from the window illuminated the gold braid on Rupert’s scarlet uniform. Yes, one day she really would marry such an officer to please herself, and her parents.

 

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