title: A Contemptible Affection: A Regency Novella
author:  Ranee S. Clark 
description: I've been writing since I was old enough to grasp a crayon--my grandma even has an early copy of a "book" I made her. I have a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Wyoming and will (hopefully) soon be starting a graduate program in English. When I'm not breaking up impromptu UFC fights in the living room or losing miserably to my seven-year-old at Uno, I'm ... well, writing or editing, of course! I'm married to my best friend, and we have two rambunctious but simply amazing little boys.
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  Regency Unlaced 5
  
  Desired by a Lord
  
  By
  
  Carole Mortimer
  
  USA Today Bestselling Author
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  COPYRIGHT
  
  Copyright © 2016 Carole Mortimer
  
  Cover Design Copyright © Glass Slipper Designs
  
  Editor: Linda Ingmanson
  
  Formatter: Matthew Mortimer
  
  ISBN: 978-1-910597-31-6 ePub
  
  ISBN: 978-1-910597-30-9 mobi
  
  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are
  the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any
  resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, businesses, companies, events,
  or locales is entirely coincidental.
  
  All Rights Reserved.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  DEDICATIONS
  
  My Wonderful Family
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter 1
  
  Early October, 1816
  
  Ashingdon Village,
  
  Derbyshire, England
  
  I have realized many secrets can be learned through diligent observation.
  
  Secrets such as the married, middle-aged greengrocer’s less than fatherly
  interest in the young girl who serves behind the counter in his shop.
  
  The liking the doctor’s wife has for the laudan