Always the Matchmaker (Never the Bride Book 8) by Emily E K Murdoch

Author:Emily E K Murdoch [Murdoch, Emily E K]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Historical, romance
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2020-11-25T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Theodosia tasted the nervousness in her throat. Could she be completely wrong about this?

Her gut instinct had seen her through her whole life. Never was it more important than when matchmaking. Would a gentleman of this temperament suit this particular miss? Could a miss of this family find peace with a member of that family?

Each time she had weighed up each side, carefully considered the possibilities, and then gone with her very first instinct. It had never let her down. She had never been wrong before.

Except that one time. Theodosia swallowed, seated comfortably in her armchair by the fire, and tried to push that particular situation from her mind. Least dwelt on, soonest mended.

But the pain from that period of her life threatened to intrude as she watched the sun go down.

Was she about to make the same mistake again? Had she learned from that reckless moment of her youth, or was she damned to repeat it, taken in once again by a handsome smile and pretty words?

“I do not think there are many young ladies in town that would have to consider marriage to an earl.”

A smile curled on her lips as she rose to her feet. Anything to try to shift the pain from her heart—but then, Albemarle was making new memories with her.

Scandalous memories. Memories respectable ladies, especially matchmakers, should certainly not be creating!

Her smile grew as she sat on a sofa, nearer the window. The dark evening sky prevented her from seeing a thing outside, but just being closer gave her the illusion that she could.

Albemarle was different. Different from the gentleman she matched—or had ever met. When he spoke, it was impossible not to believe his words.

He was not a liar, nor a dissembler. He was rude, perhaps, blunt. Direct. But never false.

Why, he had no reason to lie! He was a gentleman of the realm, a peer of England, with more money than he knew what to do with. He had nothing to hide, no shame to feel, and no sense of inferiority no matter who else was in the room.

Theodosia’s smile faded. How unlike her.

“I do not want a bride. I do not want a wife. I do not want children running around me. I do not want to make a home with anyone.”

He had said those very words when they had first met. He had been direct from the beginning.

No other gentleman she had ever met had been so blunt. His opinion had been against marriage, and now, what a change!

Was Albemarle Howard, Earl of Lenskeyn, swept up in the power of love—or was he just a very changeable man? She had only known him for…what, a month? How could she be sure she had the measure of him?

All she wanted was to be happy. The last two days had been spent hard at work, smoothing the path for happy couples, and they had been utterly devoid of Albemarle.

They had been awful.

A knock came at the door. Her heart jumped and then started to flutter.

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