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His Lordship's Chaperone

  • By Shirley Marks
  • 978-0-8034-9947-8, Avalon, April 2009

Robert the Marquess of Havertondesires a chaperone to keep from falling prey to the married, widowed, and single ladies of London. The Duchess of Waverly is sympathetic to her son’s predicament and helps him find a suitable female to fill the position.

Miss Catherine Hayward accepts this unusual job. She is surprised to find the need to keep her new charge from being compromised is genuine. Soon she finds herself falling for her employer which makes her the exact type of woman from whom he is to be protected.