I recently found the impetus to begin working on the next book in the Ladies of Dunbury series-- Judging Prudence. I would love to finish it by Thanksgiving, but given the circumstances of my life these days, probably more like Christmas. We'll see. Maybe I'll catch a break.
It is more or less a comedy of manners, bad manners for a lady in Regency England. However, Prudence is not the girl we think we see. I won't tell you what her problem is now, but it eventually comes out in the book.
Lady Prudence
Shaffer is the most disliked of all the Dunbury Ladies. She holds no regard for
the feelings of others; her caustic tongue and acerbic wit leaves her
friendless save for her sister. No one understands the cause for her bad
manners, least of all Uncle Henry. Prudence was raised to be a lady, after all.
Alexander Lowell,
Viscount Abernathy, dares to brave her criticisms, sees through the veneer she
has painted herself with, and finds her attractive enough to court. He realizes
he must tame her wicked language if he wishes his mother to consent to a marriage
between them.
However, one
iniquitous remark at a ball about Lady Lowell has left Prudence dealing with its
after effects. She is shunned within Society and her remaining unmarried
cousins along with her. A simple apology will not suffice—Lady Lowell refuses
to hear it, or allow her son to marry her.
Prudence must
change her disapproving ways if she wants her heart’s desire.
It is not as easy
as she thinks, when no one believes she can.
Anne Gallagher (c) 2017
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