Richard: The Ethics of Affection

By Katherine Woodbury

Richard St. Clair struggles daily to suppress less-than-appropriate feelings for his new assistant. He's an engaged man, after all, and a recently appointed civil servant. He's sure he's got the situation under control. Until an unknown adversary slips him a love potion that unleashes his true affections. Now with the help of his once-enchanted sister, his policeman brother-in-law, and the woman he really loves, Richard must scour Kingston for his foe and find a way to ethically express the desires of his heart.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Peaks Island Press
• Release date: Oct 29, 2014
• ISBN: 9781311463210

Katherine Woodbury

Katherine Woodbury reveres Jane Austen, Columbo, classic fairy tales, and cats. The author of twenty-five published short stories and seven novellas, Katherine (Kate) has spent her writing career tackling mermaids, bemused cops, Greek heroes, Joan of Arc, a devil's assistant, aliens with wings, and a not-quite-dead Viking funeral bride. More recently, she's turned her writing hand to a mystery series with a no-nonsense detective and paranormal elements. All good mysteries are grounded in social behavior. Kate began her apprenticeship of human idiosyncrasies with tributes to eighteenth and nineteenth century classics: A Man of Few Words (based on Pride & Prejudice), Persuadable (Persuasion), and Mr. B Speaks! (Samuel Richardson's Pamela). Next came the Victorian fantasy series, The Roesia Chronicles, so far including Aubrey: Remnants of Transformation, Richard: The Ethics of Affection, Lord Simon: The Dispossession of Hannah, and Tales of the Quest. As well as a writer (and reader) of fantasy, history, mystery, and romance, Kate (Katherine) enjoys watching classic sitcoms, collecting manga, and her day-job: teaching humanities courses at Maine community colleges.

Book preview

����cbook_preview_excerpt.html�Y[r���J�Ī?�r,]#��h������g�
:tC� 8��"��%�#��w�����pFVR��m �辏s�=�}G�΃�;�������,��]{~f����V�����߼������Ψ���:*�Q�����z����苵r�����k���^~v��N� ����M����x~��]�m�Կ~U���?)�����j��JFL4��4��]�z;�(��Q?8���.�d�_6�5w}g�6���kרw�$�����?�(�n�c�����s��l&�M0 �ުW�L��_��瀽w�G���i�V~��nOPmУ�;]3�z�s��?ݲ�1ѶNNʭ9r���Ȱ�w6*��j�aKG6V�s��7&X����3c����!�or�� �:���`�A����-�8T�E�@%�}vjĆ@���jg��*v>���p.ܴ� B<�`��XW�K�������[�������y�Qp���W7Ww��?��ߨw����ח7�kuj�Ib-ɛ,��Íl�[)�g��$�)h7>%~�v6 ���g�Y��I8� qd\�k$��Ao�d@��hfS'�<&�r�� �=��F�\E�>#�Y�-���Gm@i�ъAxF���Yg+�0�]B{mé��?��J���A6�#f$�x�5�`�爒�mBp������+��hV��� �zCcd�! �aT��Rk���Tg86��BI#��T�4�ö=��Qu�s:��qq�X�0J���U����W�7��B�:I�RK>�
��;���fd����kߡ� /��C�����G��R�d��_V�/���ǫ��Ku�Ã}����$Աuf�}�:�A�t��A#F� �HKg���<*�H��Ou|��d
��;~�������,�0>�'L�d�������
!Ci���j�AT5��b1�©g ��v�5�㈶DcY���BI���&�K���F�0�P���G� ��$��5�r��D\#��&a� �b�O�Ui*�[���k! dĊX!gC���@ ����%ix$Ĺ���$�:t,lmr����N�W��c��� C@�XܮY�h�0Qoĩ���U���b�"�q6=Ǽ��cd�$��qO��d6!vz4j�q�f��!>����
��e6��$"f�&��T�e�tm D.^(V3�Z��C%X�#M���|b�T�FD�4�A#�Rם����k����ƹ|�1D?�r�xm�r �j�
;d(Z�:���v 2b����k��8�-~��ci�l(y�"�ё���Z�p'?��'( ÖSA>%$S��'T��<�F0�_�� (աݣ�l;�Ȋ���8b�L��Xc�H�_"�x|D6_RL�>&��B������h,T�D��?l���1�RĞq����I�~|���md�NJ�+�wy>� �}p0tr�Z�X�Hȁ�2����vB�_g�"���BwK��qQ2[X�J�\�!7fz@��J���8�]"�i� �j�� ct���Y�H$2��$�5�Z�;t�P��A�^[���ނ�H0n)�',��\�V2,�A���1-�A4m�v'n�i⌠�K3�[�E]� g�n�瑈#¤�f6�8��ٕ��� 5F���]R�;8���T��jbq����aj���-�A���/tH�'�vhsؑV��ҳ�Oy�a +R 2Ɔ�KJ��0 i�ٶ���䢑?���3��]l�w�=9U�-;��\�,��Q �M �*����>�l>P���>�b�s[Ş �0Ҧ�Z�Xw�Q;�OV�[j��?�#V:�BZ�ð"�P,��Z@n,cD�U� �, �3�7�m9�2fOÃmP$K]��P�z�5��M�.�P؞�񕆥(�z���a����#;�,����`��d�[����1/��KP)�%��R�'�-��9�Y�ڝ��@[6��9���;X����J7$��|���23Gh!���Ѵ��a{b�UX���Iq(,Yv�����#��'�{SwN��`(�J�LU�Y��a��z�{�se��c�^�l!WL�]�I�s��H{�E{�n�����D9�{N�q��<�KB�M�9C���rȐ+aqj���itz����&��z I d-U��:,�2X����f��+ļ�����i��@�߰���'D�� ��<)5��2@�&�a��i�Ӛf�C�!�� $� ��b�2�2���( |=��|���1$���u��݉_k�3��_�.O(,P��o / ����P�e���`Y� � ��z��c;%YyXu�/A��8�>��;�%N]R��njN/A.8I��h��4�4KZ�Y��8��%Y�|Ը�[*�V/�i-��� 0�)}�D@ޑT2���9��|�J�ϥ�_3��8����y�����ES��+��&�:�Dp�dB���S�=�!tF�;��i![��I��^n����t��<�,�n�I'�^38ZܟH��&�;���B ��3���d����˗_��\�����j<_s��]d�A�rI� �O�"Q.^��n�N���A'��c+ѫ(�Aۓz]�n�����W��u��zc�
�-���C� �� �7�Lz��~��H�l���.�j��|;�T�!J�Hڱ���A��K:��� ��A��ߟ��3�`[ �m�95� ׹�)�� *7o��n�7B�x%�B��L(s��.^�E�����7pnDe�,w�U��*L�|��ϗ�>S��+_=X� ��2�֝N4���Be�ZH�����)w�D]9��V��G��L��%O��;[]�tMJw�F�^!7Neξ2Hnx�$5hZɑ7�$��k����.ju