The Captain and The Countess set in England in 1706
By Rosemary Morris
Release date 21/02/21014
The Countess
of Sinclair remained in the doorway, her cool blue eyes speculative.
Captain Howard whistled low. Could her shocking
reputation be no more than tittle-tattle? His artist’s eyes observed her. Rumour
did not lie about her Saxon beauty.
Her ladyship was not a slave to fashion. She
did not wear a wig, and her hair was not curled and stiffened
with sugar water. Instead, her flaxen plaits were wound around
the crown of her head to form a coronet. The style suited her. So did the
latest Paris
Did the
countess have the devil-may-care attitude gossips attributed to her? If she did, it explained why some respectable
members of society shunned her. Indeed, if Lady Sinclair were not the
granddaughter of his godmother’s deceased friend, she might not be
received in this house.
The lady’s
fair charms did not entirely explain what drew many gallants to her side. After
all, there were several younger beauties present that the gentlemen did not
flock around so avidly.
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