A Hint of Seduction by Amelia Grey

Author:Amelia Grey [Grey, Amelia]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Regency, Man-Woman Relationships, Historical, London (England), Romance - Regency, Romance - Historical, Fiction, Romance, Romance: Historical, Historical Fiction, Fiction - Romance, Love Stories
Publisher: Berkley Sensation
Published: 2004-09-06T04:00:00+00:00

Twelve

“A racehorse needs only a touch of the whip; a clever man needs only a hint.” But what does Lord Chatwin need to tell us who rode his horse? Bets are on the rise as to the identity of the mysterious lady rider. More than twenty pounds was recently placed on Lady Veronica, the lovely phantom who prowls the darkened hillsides searching for Lord Pinkwater’s ghost.

Lord Truefitt

Society’s Daily Column

“DID ANY OF you see Lord Truefitt’s column this afternoon?” Rachel Dawson asked the group of five ladies who were standing with her at Lady Waverly’s soirée.

“No, what did it say?” The bright-eyed Beverly Moorehouse responded first.

“They now think it was a lady ghost riding Lord Chatwin’s horse in the park.”

A collective gasp came from all the ladies, but none of them was as loud as Catherine’s. All that nonsense about a lady ghost was printed in the scandal sheets? How outrageous.

“A ghost?” Margaret Anderson exclaimed, her dark eyes wide with disbelief. “You must be teasing us.”

“I’m not. It’s true. Gentlemen are already placing bets that she’s the lady rider. You’ve heard of the phantom Lord Truefitt referred to, I’m sure. It’s Lady Veronica. Some say she was once Lord Pinkwater’s lover. She now roams the hillsides at night looking for him. She wants their souls to be united.”

Catherine remained amazed as she stood among the young ladies and listened to them converse. Candles glistened, music played, and people chatted and laughed throughout the large home in Mayfair. Everything was perfectly normal except this unfortunate spreading of the story of the ghost and John’s horse.

Where on earth could such a bizarre idea have come from? The story of who rode John’s horse should be old news by now, but it seemed to be growing bigger and more preposterous every day instead of fading away.

This latest addition was lunacy.

“Did you see the article?” Rachel turned to Catherine and asked.

“Ah—no, I didn’t,” she answered, trying not to sound as astonished as she was.

And she could only hope John hadn’t seen it. She’d thought he was just beginning to forget about her taking his horse that morning, but he never would if the gossips wouldn’t stop. How could something so utterly unbelievable have gotten started?

And to think men were placing bets on it.

“I don’t believe it because I don’t believe in ghosts,” Margaret said disdainfully and sniffed into her lace handkerchief.

“I don’t know whether or not there are ghosts, but if there are, can they ride a horse?” Beverly asked as she looked from one lady to another.

“Of course,” Rachel said with conviction. “A ghost can do anything it wants to do. And, for your information, Margaret, the sightings of Lord Pinkwater’s and Lady Veronica’s ghosts are well documented.”

“Maybe in poetry and horrid novels,” she responded and followed with a short laugh.

Rachel’s brows shot together in a deep frown, and she pursed her lips for a moment before saying, “Many people have reported seeing Lord Pinkwater’s ghost in their homes and gardens, and remember he was once accused of stealing art objects from members of the ton.

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