Notorious Love, A
Chapter One
London
October 1815
The hero now I speak of, he was proper tall
and straight,
Like to the lofty poplar tree, his body was complete;
His growth was like the tufted fir that does ascend
the air,
And waving o'er his shoulders broad the locks of
yellow hair.
"Rody McCorley,"
anonymous Irish street ballad
The Well-bred Young Lady avoids the merest hint of scandalous behavior.
Helena Laverick couldn't help remembering that stricture as she surveyed the deserted hallway of the St. Giles lodging house. For she was about to break it most flagrantly.
Her sister Rosalind had always criticized their late mother's favorite instruction book, Mrs. Nunley's Guide to Etiquette for Young Ladies. Rosalind's philosophy was to follow Mrs. N's rules when possible, but ignore them when they were impractical. Helena usually considered that her excuse for disregarding any checks to her outrageous behavior.
But in this case she had a point. Their young sister Juliet's mad dash into trouble made it ... read full excerpt from A Notorious Love ebook
