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    The Runaway Bride
    The Runaway Bride
    The Runaway Bride
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    The Runaway Bride

    By Roxie Brandon

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    Lord Roger Blackmore saved Lady Diana Beaumont from a dire situation, and she can’t seem to get her mind off the handsome Earl.

    But Lady Diana Beaumont is being forced into a marriage with the Duke of Langley against her will. Lord Blackmore comes to the rescue and forms a plan to save Diana from her terrible predicament.

    When the Duke of Langley believes that Diana is marrying someone else, he takes matters into his own hands because he thinks Diana belongs to him. The Duke of Langley’s actions put lives in danger and threatens Diana’s only chance at happiness.

    This Regency romance is a sweet read with a guaranteed happily ever after.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRoxie Brandon
    Release dateJun 2, 2018
    ISBN9780463231449
    The Runaway Bride
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    Roxie Brandon

    Roxie Brandon is an author of historical and contemporary romance, beauty and fashion books.Her romances range in setting from Medieval times to the Twentieth Century.She loves walks in the countryside and having afternoon tea with family and friends.

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      Book preview

      The Runaway Bride - Roxie Brandon

      THE RUNAWAY BRIDE

      Copyright © 2018 Roxie Brandon All Rights Reserved

      No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems - except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews - without permission in writing from the author.

      This book is a work of fiction. The characters, events, and places portrayed in this book are products of the author’s imagination and are either fictitious or are used fictitiously. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental and not intended by the author.

      Chapter One

      Diana Beaumont was unlike the other women. She wanted to be independent. She had thoughts and ideas of her own and she wanted to make them heard. She was going to choose her own husband one day.

      Diana sighed happily to herself and settled back a little more against the cushions of the window seat in the library. Looking out of the window at the beautiful gardens below for a brief moment, she let her mind drift to thoughts about life and love, picturing herself as the heroine in the book she held in her hands.

      Her parents would be horrified if they knew she was reading such a book, considering these novels to be entirely unhelpful to a young woman of quality.

      Diana could not agree. The books opened up a world far beyond the trappings of society, where one could find someone of worth who sought love over expectation. They told her that matrimony could happen between two individuals who held a deep and long-lasting love for each other.

      It was certainly not what she saw in her own parents’ marriage. There might be affection of sorts, but nothing akin to love existed between them.

      Her father, Lord Beaumont, held a great deal of power within society. For whatever reason, he had a shrewd mind and could accomplish wonders within his business dealings, which garnered him a great deal of respect from the gentlemen within his acquaintance.

      Diana’s mother had the ability to look down her nose at almost anyone, even those above her own title, to the point that a great many ladies sought her favor.

      Sighing to herself, Diana picked up her book from her lap and snuggled back against the cushions, propping the novel up on her knees. Here, hidden away in the window seat, she was able to enjoy her love of prose without anyone interrupting her.

      Her parents had, on many occasions, sought her out, though they had never been able to find her hidden amongst the curtains in the library. Thankfully the housekeeper had something of a soft spot for Diana, and so never once told her parents where she might be, even if she was fully aware of it.

      This cannot go on much longer, Richard!

      Her mother’s shrill voice reached Diana’s ears, making her jump with surprise. Slowly closing the book, she wondered whether to pull open the curtains and announce her presence, but then her parents would know one of her favorite hiding places and all would be undone.

      Instead, Diana remained entirely still, thinking that she might stop up her ears with her fingers. She did not want to eavesdrop, did not want to hear her parents’ private business, which was not hers to know.

      Whatever shall we do with her, Richard? Did you see her at the ball last evening?

      Diana swallowed, nerves beginning to flurry through her stomach. They were discussing her.

      She is becoming wild! her mother screeched as Diana heard her father

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