And his family is top of the tree.”įaith met her father’s puzzled gaze. “He’s most agreeable in his attentions to you. “At least Fitzgibbon has remained loyal.” “You were not aware of beaus turning to other ladies of a warmer disposition?” Suddenly cold, she wished she could draw closer to the small patch of late afternoon sunlight warming the Carmelite-brown carpet. She’d always found the dark furnishings in this room oppressive, even more so at this moment. “I wasn’t aware of it, Father.” She glanced away from his concerned face. “A suitor–and there were several–obviously found your reluctance somewhat quelling.”įaith sat bolt upright on a damask chair, her hands in her lap. “You do understand the reason for this great expense. “You have had a splendid Season, Faith.” His ruddy face creased in a troubled frown. In his study, Lord Baxendale stood before Faith, his hands behind his back. Highland Manor, Royal Tunbridge Wells, 1822 All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce, distribute or transmit in any form or by any means.įor information regarding subsidiary rights, please contact the author. Any resemblance to actual events, locales or persons, living or dead is coincidental and are the product of the author’s imagination or used fictitiously. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented without the express written permission of copyright owner. His elder brother, Chaloner, Marquess of Brandreth, still looks upon him as a reckless youth, and Vaughn is determined to prove him wrong.Ī chance comes in the form of a scandal not of Vaughn’s making, and he must learn to trust Faith, who, when all’s said and done, has always known her own mind.Lady Faith Takes a Leap Copyright © 2015 by Maggi Edited by: Devin Govaere Cover Artist: Erin Dameron-Hill By payment of required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book. The youngest Brandreth male, Vaughn, is the black sheep of the family. But when Lord Vaughn Winborne, a neighbor Faith had a crush on while still in the schoolroom, arrives home for the Brandreth’s hunt ball, surprising even to herself, Faith is drawn again towards a man her father would never consider. Even Mercy, at fourteen, shows more backbone!Īfter Faith’s first Season ends, her father urges her to marry the man of his choice. And Faith couldn’t lose herself in her art like sixteen-year-old, Charity. Faith isn’t as adventurous as her younger sister, Hope, gadding about the Continent with their aunt, nor as rebellious as her elder sister, Honor, who planned to become a card sharp. Dutiful daughter Faith Baxendale just wants to please.
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