Wooing the Wallflower (Regency Blackmail Book 1) by Kaye Emma

Author:Kaye, Emma [Kaye, Emma]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Timeless Scribes Publishing LLC
Published: 2020-06-29T16:00:00+00:00

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“How did Lady Fletcher find her painting? I assume she was pleased?”

“My agent assures me she was.” Daisy should suggest they return to her drawing room. The tips of Ben’s ears and nose had gone red with cold, but she feared he would end their conversation when they did.

So far, they’d discussed every one of her suitors. Except for Lord Webb, whom they both agreed was a rake of the worst order, Ben had something pleasant to recount for each one. Why was he so determined to help her find a man she could accept? Confusion warred with the pleasure she felt in his company.

“You didn’t deliver the painting yourself? I find it fascinating you are able to maintain your anonymity when all of the ton is clamoring to find out who you are. How did all this begin?”

His question pleased her. He seemed genuinely interested and impressed with how she managed. She had no idea how any of the men her father suggested as possible husbands would react, but she suspected admiration would not be included.

“We were on holiday in Bath. My parents were busy with the usual social whirl and late nights led to late mornings. I have never enjoyed sleeping late. The morning light is wonderful for painting. So, each day I would slip out to Sydney Gardens to paint or draw and be home before my parents even knew I’d been up and about.

“One day, a rather portly gentleman remarked on the painting I had just finished. His wife had taken quite a liking to it and sent him forward to make the purchase.”

“And you’ve sold every painting since?”

She laughed. A warm glow spread through her at his assumption her success was instantaneous. “Not even close. I was outraged at the very idea and told him the painting was most definitely not for sale. That would be too shocking. I assumed that would be the end of it. But the next day, his wife came back. She convinced me to sell and her husband has been my agent in all sales since.” She’d formed a friendship with the lady as well. “They take a minor percentage as recompense for their assistance. It has been a good partnership.”

“And how did you come to be known as ‘The Flower’?”

“I used to paint a heart made of daisies in the corner of all my work. That one I sold to Lord and Lady Matthews had it. But I feared that might lead people back to me, so I decided to make the heart out of a different type of flower each time.”

“Hence, ‘The Flower’.” He nodded.

His movements were getting rather stiff and he’d stuffed his hands into his pockets while hunching over in a posture she’d never seen on him before. Yet he said nothing about returning to the warmth inside. She took it as a sign he was as reluctant to leave her company as she was to leave his.

“You poor man. Here I’ve been blabbing away and you without a coat.

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