How to Treat a Lady

KAREN HAWKINS

How to Treat a Lady

They say the St. John talisman ring was made by the fairies and given to the handsomest man in all England, one Sir Gervase St. John. The fairies spelled that ring so that whoever held it should fall madly in love. How I would love to find me a ring like that!

Madame Blanchard,
Lady Birlington’s French dresser,
to her mistress, while doing m’lady’s hair
for a ball at Marchmont

CONTENTS

Epigraph

Chapter 1

Money, or the lack of it, haunted him. Oh, not…

Chapter 2

“I am going to retch.”

Chapter 3

“Good God,” Harriet said, sinking to her heels beside the…

Chapter 4

Chase wasn’t sure what was fantasy, what reality. One moment,…

Chapter 5

“Mother, I—I’m not—he just—I didn’t—Oh, piffle!”

Chapter 6

Chase was hallucinating. Yes, that’s what had happened. He was…

Chapter 7

Harriet rushed downstairs, her heels slapping the worn wooden steps.

Chapter 8

Devon St. John tossed his cards on the green baize table…

Chapter 9

Harriet could only stare at Mr. Gower. Surely the man didn’t…

Chapter 10

Harriet eyed the man lying on the settee. He hung…

Chapter 11

Harriet retired to her room. Located on the second floor,…

Chapter 12

He had only an hour until dinner. Chase tossed back…

Chapter 13

Chase allowed Harriet to herd him into the dining hall.

Chapter 14

Harry Annesley turned, the gentle breeze ruffling his cloak and…

Chapter 15

Sheep, Chase decided on the third day of his incarceration…

Chapter 16

Mother’s soft voice traveled through the door. “Harriet?”

Chapter 17

Harriet didn’t know whether to slap the stranger for his…

Chapter 18

Selfish? How dared she? Chase threw open the door of…

Chapter 19

Devon ran up the wide steps, his booted feet making…

Chapter 20

Harriet shivered and closed her eyes. It was madness. Sheer…

Chapter 21

A short time later, Harriet paused outside the sitting room…

Chapter 22

The next morning broke cool and breezy and it was…

Chapter 23

“Wh—what are you doing?” Harriet asked, uncertainty and excitement warring…

Chapter 24

Chase collapsed, cradling Harriet in his arms as he fought…

Chapter 25

That day and the next, Chase worked harder than he…

Chapter 26

Doctor Blackthorne shook his head. “It’s a sad business this.”

Epilogue

Devon St. John leaned back in the plush coach, stretching his…

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Chapter 1

Trust her? Ha! I wouldn’t let that woman come within ten feet of me without first counting all my buttons and beads.

Lady Birlington to Viscountess Hunterston after encountering Lady Caroline Lamb in the hallway at Marchmont

Money, or the lack of it, haunted him. Oh, not because he had so little. He was, in fact, very wealthy. It was the beggarliness of his companion that caused him the most pain.

Chase St. John reached into his pocket and withdrew a folded stack of banknotes. He placed it on the table and slid it across the smooth surface. “There. As you requested.”