The Spinster's Guild : A Sweet Regency Romance Boxset by Rose Pearson

Author:Rose Pearson [Pearson, Rose]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Landon Hill Media
Published: 2020-07-30T16:00:00+00:00

Sarah jerked awake with a start, flustered and embarrassed. Blinking rapidly, her body cold with the sudden fright, she looked all about her, wondering which of the guests had seen her shame. She had not meant to fall asleep, but her mind and body had been so weary that she had been unable to prevent her eyes from closing. It was only the first few notes on the pianoforte that had awoken her, her hands clutching the sides of the chair as she noted, with relief, that her teacup and saucer were safely resting on a small table to her right. Her eyes ran over the room’s occupants again and again, fearing that one person or two would have noted her lack of wakefulness and would be whispering to others, but there was not one person looking in her direction.

Relief washed over her as she sat upright, running one hand over her simply dressed hair before brushing the creases from her gown. Wiping her eyes quickly, she drew in a long breath and let her worries drift away, telling herself she had nothing to be anxious about. No one knew she had fallen asleep. She had nothing to worry over.

Her eyes drifted across the room once more—leisurely this time—trying to find where her cousin, Lord Ruddington, or Lady Smithton were standing. Most likely, Lord Ruddington would be standing together with Miss Marks, and perhaps Lady Smithton had chosen to seat herself now that some of the performances had begun, for it was quite certain that at least three of the young ladies present would wish to perform. Miss Marks would be the last of them, of course, and would perform longer pieces than any of the others, Sarah was quite sure. Anything to prove she was vastly superior, the most deserving and the most considered. Grimacing, Sarah continued to search for her cousin, not seeing her amongst the guests.

Nor could she see Lord Ruddington.

Her heart leaped into her throat as Lord Ruddington’s warnings came flooding back to her. He had said that she would not think him a kind gentleman for much longer. What was it he had meant by that? Surely it could not be that he intended to improperly treat Miss Marks? Especially not when Sarah herself had only just told Lord Ruddington she thought Miss Marks would be inclined to accept his offer of courtship! That did not seem to make sense—but she felt her heart begin to beat with a little more fear as she continued to search for her cousin. Rising slowly from her chair and desperately praying that either Miss Marks or Lord Ruddington were simply hidden from her view in some way, Sarah made her way towards the rest of the gathered guests, glad that for the present, their eyes were fixed upon the lady playing the pianoforte. The music washed over her, not drawing anywhere near to her heart nor settling her anxiety. Instead, she felt nothing but sheer terror over what

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