The Dishevelled Duke: A Little Bit Cupid
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FROM EXCITING AUTHORS OF GAY ROMANCE, CATHERINE CURZON AND ELEANOR HARKSTEAD
From the A Little Bit Cupid collection
Will a photographer be swept off his feet by a duke who's more dishevelled than dashing?
It's Valentine's Day and it's Billy last shift at The Chelsea Bunn. His photography career never took off, so it's time to leave London, parcel up the leftover heart-shaped cakes and head back home to Hampshire.
Rumpled Charlie and his two mischievous dogs are Billy's favourite customers, so when Charlie turns up at closing time with a mysterious wrapped gift and the offer of a whirlwind trip on the London Eye, Billy can't say no. But Charlie is keeping a secret that could turn Billy's world happily upside down.
As the snow falls over London and the big wheel grinds to a halt, Billy discovers that wishes aren't just for Christmas.
Catherine Curzon
Catherine Curzon is a royal historian who writes on all matters of 18th century. Her work has been featured on many platforms and Catherine has also spoken at various venues including the Royal Pavilion, Brighton, and Dr Johnson’s House. Catherine holds a Master’s degree in Film and when not dodging the furies of the guillotine, writes fiction set deep in the underbelly of Georgian London. She lives in Yorkshire atop a ludicrously steep hill.
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The Dishevelled Duke - Catherine Curzon
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A Little Bit Cupid
THE DISHEVELLED DUKE
CATHERINE CURZON & ELEANOR HARKSTEAD
The Dishevelled Duke
ISBN # 978-1-83943-007-7
©Copyright Catherine Curzon & Eleanor Harkstead 2020
Cover Art by Claire Siemaszkiewicz ©Copyright February 2020
Interior text design by Claire Siemaszkiewicz
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Will a photographer be swept off his feet by a duke who’s more dishevelled than dashing?
It’s Valentine’s Day and it’s Billy’s last shift at The Chelsea Bunn. His photography career never took off, so it’s time to leave London, parcel up the leftover heart-shaped cakes and head back home to Hampshire.
Rumpled Charlie and his two mischievous dogs are Billy’s favourite customers, so when Charlie turns up at closing time with a mysterious wrapped gift and the offer of a whirlwind trip on the London Eye, Billy can’t say no. But Charlie is keeping a secret that could turn Billy’s world happily upside down.
As the snow falls over London and the big wheel grinds to a halt, Billy discovers that wishes aren’t just for Christmas.
Dedication
CC – For RB, who is never, ever dishevelled.
EH – For Charlotte, who always enjoys a cake!
Trademark Acknowledgements
The author acknowledges the trademarked status and trademark owners of the following wordmarks mentioned in this work of fiction:
Mr. Tumnus: C.S. Lewis
Cadillac: General Motors Company
Waterloo: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Stig Anderson
Morgan: Morgan Motor Company
Dr. Martens: Permira
Tube: London Underground
Tannoy: Tannoy Ltd.
Chapter One
All the champagne cupcakes had gone. Only a few slices of red velvet cake remained, sharing a plate with the last three heart-shaped cookies. Imogen had said that Billy could take them home with him. What a way to arrive. Ten years in London and Billy would appear on his parents’ doorstep with leftover Valentine’s Day cake and hundreds of unsold photographs.
At least I tried.
For the last time, Billy loaded the café’s dishwasher. In a couple of minutes he would turn the sign to closed for the last time, shut the blinds for the last time and leave The Chelsea Bunn forever. He would lug his case through the crowds, clamber onto a packed train and say goodbye to London.
But he wouldn’t say goodbye to Charlie-who-has-no-surname, who came in five times a week for a cup of tea and a bun for the two wolfhounds that dragged him around like slightly undersized donkeys. Charlie with the peppery hair and laughing eyes and the lines that crinkled around them when he smiled. And he smiled a lot.
Billy wouldn’t say goodbye to Charlie because for the last two weeks, his shifts had changed to fit around the shop’s new hours and he hadn’t seen him since. For the Bunn to be busy enough for extended hours was great, but it meant no more Charlie. Charlie didn’t come in late, it seemed, only for that mid-morning tea and cake.
Not having seen Charlie for a fortnight had made Billy realise how much he would miss the friends he had made in London. People from art school, and Imogen, who had given Billy enough shifts to eke out his life in London for just a few more months, even a