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A Lord Apart

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by Jane Ashford


  “Perhaps. We’ll see.”

  “Yes, Aunt Fenella.”

  He practically bowed, and Fenella realized that she’d assumed mythic proportions in his mind. Inadvertently, she’d become the Aunt, the imposing relative so many families seemed to possess. She remembered her own Aunt Moira, her mother’s oldest sister. Wife of a Scottish laird, she’d been up to anything. Fenella had wistfully admired her forthright manner and fiery spirit. A smile escaped her. Aunt Moira wasn’t a bad source of inspiration. “Shall I show you the playhouse now?” she asked John.

  He looked ready to jump for joy. “Yes, Aunt Fenella!”

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  About the Author

  Jane Ashford discovered Georgette Heyer in junior high school and was captivated by the glittering world and witty language of Regency England. That delight was part of what led her to study English literature and travel widely in Britain and Europe. Her books have been published all over Europe as well as in the United States. Jane has been nominated for a Career Achievement Award by RT Book Reviews. Born in Ohio, she is now somewhat nomadic. Find her on the web at janeashford.com and on Facebook at facebook.com/JaneAshfordWriter, where you can sign up for her monthly newsletter.

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  Miss Jean Saunders doted on Benjamin’s late countess, and can’t bear it when she hears rumors that the earl is too bereaved to care for his young son. She arrives on the scene, questioning his abilities. She simultaneously infuriates and invigorates him, and she might be the only person who can breathe life into his neglected home—and his aching heart…

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  The Bride Insists

  The Bargain

  The Marchington Scandal

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  Charmed and Dangerous

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