The Fall of Lord Drayson (Tanglewood Book 1) by Rachael Anderson

Author:Rachael Anderson [Anderson, Rachael]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: regency romance, clean romance, sweet romance, historical, inspirational romance, humor, love,
Publisher: HEA Publishing
Published: 2016-08-29T04:00:00+00:00

Lucy found the earl in the stables, leading Athena from her stall. He looked fresh and handsome, and the memory of the kiss they’d shared came back with a jolt. Her pulse quickened her heartbeat, and Lucy felt the sudden urge to run away. Only moments before, as she’d walked through the wilderness that separated Tanglewood from Knotting Tree, she had felt so courageous, so ready to blurt out the truth and accept the consequences of her actions. But a mere sighting of Lord Drayson sent all that courage skittering away like dozens of mice on the run.

“Yellow suits you, Miss Beresford,” said the earl when he spotted her. Admiration gleamed in his eyes, and his lips quirked up in a smile. “You look like sunshine itself this morning.”

“Thank you,” she said, too distracted to think much of the compliment. She wished he would return to ordering her about and making demands in that high-handed way she’d once so despised. It would make confessing much easier. “I think we have moved beyond Miss Beresford, don’t you? I give you leave to call me Lucy. And where are you taking Athena?”

“Your timing couldn’t be more impeccable, Miss Beresford. I am about to hitch her to the cart for your next lesson. And I have been wrong to call you by your Christian name. While I am still your coachman, I’m afraid that Miss Beresford it must be.”

He led the horse toward her, and although a little less intimidated by its size, Lucy still stepped back, giving Lord Drayson and Athena plenty of space. She followed at a safe distance, determined to say what needed saying and be done with it.

“That’s just it, sir.” She settled on calling him “sir” for the time being because she could no longer call him Collins, nor could she blurt out his title yet either. “The truth of the matter is that you are not my coachman. In actuality, you are—”

“Anxious to see you wear that ghastly hat?” he interrupted, glancing over his shoulder at her. “Of course I am. But I also promised to do my best to instruct you how to drive, and a promise is a promise, is it not? Do you also wish to learn how to hitch a horse to the cart, or will that be a lesson for another day?”

If only there would be another day to look forward to, Lucy thought sadly as she followed him toward the cart. “Before you proceed, there is something of great importance that I absolutely must say to you, and it cannot wait another moment.”

He continued to harness the horse as though he hadn’t heard a word she’d said, or perhaps he didn’t want to hear it, which was strange. If Lucy were in his position, she would be all ears, her curiosity such that it was.

Lord Drayson finished with the horse and patted its side. “Whatever you have to say can wait until after our drive.”

“No, it cannot.” She folded her arms to emphasize her point, but as before, he didn’t seem to care.

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