title: Grandmothers: A Family Portrait (A North Coast Book)
author:  Glenway Wescott 
description: Wescott drew on his family's history for this 1927 saga of American pioneers. His goal was to show his characters not as noble trailblazers who suffered in silence to tame America but as flawed individuals who were less than honest, brave, and self-sacrificing.<br />Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  Regency Unlaced Novella 4
  
  Pursued by the Viscount
  
  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: 978-1-910597-27-9 ePub
  
  ISBN: 978-1-910597-26-2 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
  
  October 1816
  
  St. James’s Park, London
  
  “Are you demanding I must bed you in exchange for having you return the
  letters I sent to you?” Rachel’s face was pale as she sat tensely on one of
  the benches overlooking the lake. Despite the coolness of the weather, it was
  such a tranquil and beautiful spot for her life t