Chapter 10: His curiosity
Chapter 10: His curiosity SEBASTIAN He asked Davies the question in stages, which was how he asked difficult things. The […]
The Rake’s Forgotten Bride
A regency romance where a forgotten promise resurfaces and forces two hearts to reckon with the past.
Chapter 9: The letter from her father
Chapter 9: The letter from her father ARABELLA The letter from her father arrived, as her father’s letters always had,
Chapter 8: First conflict
Chapter 8: First conflict ARABELLA She had known it was coming. She had not known it would come as a
Chapter 7: The library encounter
Chapter 7: The library encounter SEBASTIAN He told Lady Caroline on a Wednesday. He had not, to be precise, told
Chapter 6: The wrong courtship begins
Chapter 6: The wrong courtship begins ARABELLA The announcement appeared in the Post on a Friday morning: not an official
Chapter 5: The investigation
Chapter 5: The investigation SEBASTIAN He asked Davies the next morning. He had been asking Davies things for two years
Chapter 4: The ball
Chapter 4: The ball ARABELLA She was in the small parlour when the card arrived. It was a Tuesday evening
Chapter 3: The man without a past
Chapter 3: The man without a past SEBASTIAN The thing no one told you about amnesia — because no one
Chapter 2: The dead man’s return
Chapter 2: The dead man’s return ARABELLA The notice appeared in the Morning Post on a Tuesday. She was at
Chapter 1: Eight years ago
Chapter 1: Eight years ago ARABELLA She had learned early that fear was only useful if it made you think