Always the Chaperone by Emily EK Murdoch

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Always the chaperone and never the bride – until she catches the eye of the very man whose courtship she’s supposed to be helping…

Lady Charlotte St Maur is a spinster. Invited to dances as a chaperone rather than a dance partner, it’s all she can do to keep back tears as match after match is made – with her help. But a lady over thirty, no matter the title, doesn’t find true love.
William Lennox, Duke of Mercia, never expected to come to fame and fortune, and never thought anything could be more tiring than soldiering – except the marriage market. He needs to make a good match, but no matter how many young chits he’s introduced to, it’s always the chaperone who catches his eye.
He’s determined to convince her. She finds the idea of anyone courting her laughable. This soldier has never been defeated, and he won’t now. A seduction is the only recourse.
Can Charlotte allow herself to be loved or will the Duke of Lennox be tempted away by a bright young thing?

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File Name:always-the-chaperone-by-emily-ek-murdoch.epub
Original Title:Always the Chaperone (Never the Bride Book 2)
Creator:Emily E K Murdoch
Language:en
Identifier:MOBI-ASIN:B0861TL2J2
Publisher:Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
Date:2020-04-02T16:00:00+00:00
Subject:Fiction,Historical,romance
File Size:228.525 KB

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1. Title Page
2. Copyright Page
3. Publisher’s Note
4. Additional Dragonblade books by Author Emily E K Murdoch
5. Table of Contents
6. Chapter One
7. Chapter Two
8. Chapter Three
9. Chapter Four
10. Chapter Five
11. Chapter Six
12. Chapter Seven
13. Chapter Eight
14. Chapter Nine
15. Chapter Ten
16. Chapter Eleven
17. Chapter Twelve
18. Chapter Thirteen
19. Chapter Fourteen
20. Chapter Fifteen
21. Chapter Sixteen
22. Chapter Seventeen
23. Chapter Eighteen
24. Chapter Nineteen
25. Epilogue
26. About Emily E K Murdoch

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Kiley O：

Always the Chaperone, Book 2 of the Never the Bride series, was about Lady Charlotte "Lotty" St Maur, the only daughter, and sister, of the Dukes of Axwick, and His Grace William Lennox, the Duke of Mercia (or was it Richmond? Seems the author has both stated as being his title). Charlotte, being 35 years old and considered "well on the shelf", had never truly had a man show any interest in her. She was so much on the shelf that, for the past several years, all the younger ladies of the ton looked to her to chaperone their dates with eligible gentlemen, none of them taking into consideration just how rude and disrespectful they were being to Charlotte. William, only just recently having risen in the ranks to the dukedom of Mercia, was more used to being a soldier than a nobleman. He and his brother John, the new Marquess of Gloucester, had never expected to gain a title, having been raised only as high as a gentleman's upbringing and not that of nobility. As they both learned to navigate the new waters of pomp and circumstance, they each stumbled a little along the way. Having been told he needed to procure a wife and an heir, William began the ritual of traversing the marriage mart, only to be stifled by all of the title-hunting mamas and the irritating giggles of the debutantes. When he received the invite to attend the Duke of Axwick's wedding, William hadn't expected to be swamped by the many young ladies seeking a wealthy husband. However, when he noticed Lady Charlotte standing by her brother, he became quite intrigued. She didn't seem to be the usual debutante and, she wasn't since she was much older and more mature. The more time he spent with her, the more determined he was to marry her. For some reason, Charlotte was extremely hesitant to believe that William actually loved her and wanted to marry her. No matter how many times he asked, she turned him down. The angst and drama of the story were enough to send the reader into an anxiety attack. One never knew what would happen next with all the twists and turns the book made. The emotions were rough sometimes but there was plenty to lighten the mood. There was even a touch of humor. The characters were well developed, though some might find William to be an anomaly for a Duke. When one realized that he hadn't been born to fill such a role, that he was just an ordinary guy that was elevated to a title he never even knew existed, then his character made sense. He had a habit of being not so proper in Society, but that made him all the more endearing. Charlotte, on the other hand, was every bit the noble lady one would expect to meet in real life, with all the hauteur and arrogance, but tinged with a bit of self-doubt to make her amenable. The uncertainty both main characters felt when it came to their feelings for each other softened the reader's heart towards them, for sure. While the book won't make the Keeper for the Shelves collection, it definitely earned a five-star rating.

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