The Duchess Scandal - Part 2: Regency Romance Series, #2
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"Don't push me in a corner. You have no idea what I am capable of."
After the tumultuous scandal when becoming a widow, Diana has become a blushing bride once again. She and her dashing new husband Peter Thornton, Duke of Avondale, are eager to embark upon their life together and leave the ghosts of the past behind. The world has never looked so bright for the once unfortunate duchess, and her joy continues to grow. Embraced by her peers and her beloved husband alike, Diana turns toward the future with a renewed optimism and seizes the second chance to build the future of her dreams.
But some things are too good to be true, and some demons refuse to stay banished. The happiest moments in Diana's life are suddenly tempered by the resurgence of a familiar and dangerous threat. Torn unwillingly miles apart, husband and wife must struggle to get by alone as an insidious plot brews in the background. Diana flees to the country, where she learns to balance the weight of her burdens with the sheer bliss of motherhood. Meanwhile, back in London, Peter works to uncover the truth of the secret danger lurking around his family.
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The Duchess Scandal - Part 2 - Lexy Timms
The Duchess Scandal - Part 2
Regency Romance Series, Volume 2
Lexy Timms
Published by Dark Shadow Publishing, 2019.
This is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are entirely coincidental.
THE DUCHESS SCANDAL - PART 2
First edition. November 4, 2019.
Copyright © 2019 Lexy Timms.
ISBN: 978-1393509387
Written by Lexy Timms.
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Duchess Scandal Part 2 Blurb
DON'T PUSH ME IN A corner. You have no idea what I am capable of.
After the tumultuous scandal after becoming a widow, Diana has become a blushing bride once again. She and her dashing new husband Peter Thornton, Duke of Avondale, are eager to embark upon their life together and leave the ghosts of the past behind. The world has never looked so bright for the once unfortunate duchess, and her joy continues to grow. Embraced by her peers and her beloved husband alike, Diana turns toward the future with a renewed optimism and seizes the second chance to build the future of her dreams.
But some things are too good to be true, and some demons refuse to stay banished. The happiest moments in Diana’s life are suddenly tempered by the resurgence of a familiar and dangerous threat. Torn unwillingly miles apart, husband and wife must struggle to get by alone as an insidious plot brews in the background. Diana flees to the country, where she learns to balance the weight of her burdens with the sheer bliss of motherhood. Meanwhile, back in London, Peter works to uncover the truth of the secret danger lurking around his family.
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Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
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Prologue
THE DAY OF THE WEDDING was clear and mild, a perfect jewel of spring. Diana gazed at the sky from her bedroom window as she waited to go down to the drawing room, and she couldn’t help but smile. What a difference a year had made in her life! On the occasion of her second marriage, Diana had never been so happy.
Your Grace?
Emily smiled from the doorway, her hand extended. It’s time. Your father is waiting in the hall.
Diana took a deep breath, held it for a moment, and let it go. She touched her long, dark hair, which had been swept up and crowned with a ring of delicate roses. Then she smiled back at her maid. All right. I’m ready.
They stepped out into the corridor together, and her father offered his arm.
You have scarcely looked lovelier, my dear,
he told his daughter. The merchant’s kind brown eyes beamed with pride as he escorted her out to the landing and down the winding staircase. She could see through into the drawing room where Peter’s handsome figure stood patiently beside the priest.
At the piano, a young musician struck up a bit of music to enhance the entrance of the bride. When Peter first laid eyes on her, he seemed to stop completely, savoring the moment. Then he grinned and stepped forward to shake her father’s hand.
Take good care of her, son,
Edmund murmured. He clapped a hand on Peter’s shoulder.
Peter said, Yes, sir.
Diana kissed her father’s cheek and whispered her love in his ear. As she turned to the man who was about to become her husband, Peter took her hand. He led her to the priest, and they stood there together, looking into each other’s eyes, already joined at the soul. The ceremony was only perfunctory as far as Diana was concerned; she felt as though she had loved Peter Avondale for a lifetime. Now, finally, she had become his wife.
The celebration afterward was cozy and sparsely attended, for Diana had precious little family, and Peter’s were flung far afield. The breakfast room was filled instead with friends who were so different from the rowdy crowd at Diana’s first wedding, who laughed and smiled and maintained polite decorum all morning. They could have had a larger party—Peter could certainly afford it—but he had chosen wisely to elude the prying public eye. For that discretion, Diana was tremendously grateful.
The gathering dispersed in early afternoon with a final showering of grace and well-wishes. Diana’s father embraced her before climbing onto his carriage, bound for the country. She watched him roll off down the street, and for a moment, forgot that she herself had nowhere to go. But Peter was there to remind her when she turned around; she was already home.
That