“You may.” He began to kiss her again, thoroughly, forgetting Letty’s presence.
The child said, “You called her Kate, sir, but I have read The Taming of the Shrew, and I don’t think Petruchio would approve of her asking for money, do you?”
“Petruchio,” Antony said, chuckling, “never knew your Cousin Charley.”
Dear Reader,
I hope you enjoyed Dangerous Angels. Regarding the historical background, although there were several attempts to assassinate the Duke of Wellington while he was Prime Minister and before, none of them took place at a cathedral consecration in Truro. The Seraphim Coffer and the sacred vessels from the abbey on the River Tamar are likewise products of the author’s imagination.
The details about the Metropolitan Police Bill are as accurate as I could make them, as are Wellington’s political positions and actions (except for his participation in the cathedral consecration). The House of Lords passed the Police Bill the week after this story ends, and it became law in September 1829. Only recently have British police officers begun arming themselves with more than a nightstick.
John Knill was indeed a mayor of St. Ives who was suspected of running a gang of smugglers; and the activities of the Cornish smugglers are taken from actual events, as is the treatment of Annie, Jenifry, and the other apprentices.
If you have not encountered Charley before, and would like to know more about her, she appears as a child with her cousin Melissa Seacourt in Dangerous Illusions and as a young woman—likewise with Melissa—in Dangerous Games. I hope you will also watch for Highland Secrets, coming in October 1997.
Sincerely yours,
About the Author
A fourth-generation Californian of Scottish descent, Amanda Scott is the author of more than fifty romantic novels, many of which appeared on the USA Today bestseller list. Her Scottish heritage and love of history (she received undergraduate and graduate degrees in history at Mills College and California State University, San Jose, respectively) inspired her to write historical fiction. Credited by Library Journal with starting the Scottish romance subgenre, Scott has also won acclaim for her sparkling Regency romances. She is the recipient of the Romance Writers of America’s RITA Award (for Lord Abberley’s Nemesis, 1986) and the RT Book Reviews Career Achievement Award. She lives in central California with her husband.
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