Marry the Man Today
Chapter One
Tend to his every part in the bath, dear reader,
fondle his manly shapes, linger where he seems
to most enjoy your touch.
Elizabeth Dunaway, Unbridled Embraces; or Fifty Proven Techniques for an Intimate Marriage, 1852
The Admiralty
Whitehall, London, England
July 1853
"From now on, Blakestone, you'll just have to watch her like a bloody hawk."
"Of course, Lord Aberdeen." Ross Carrington, the first Earl of Blakestone, was finding it difficult to conceal a snort at the prime minister's unnecessary warning. "However, if I watch her any more closely, I'm liable to
cause an international incident. We can't risk that."
And Ross had deflected too many of those lately for
his luck to hold much longer.
"Fine, Blakestone, but just don't let her get the upper
hand in the situation."
"I won't, Aberdeen," Ross said, "no matter how
outrageous her royal demands." He turned pointedly
from the tall windows that overlooked the wide expanse
of Whitehall and its bustling midday traffic to
look at Drew Wexford, a lifelong friend who surely
understood the royal mind like none other.
The man had married one two years ago.
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