The belle of belgrave square5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Jasper must never limit Julia’s access to books or horses Julia must never explore the uppermost rooms in the house nor meddle in his affairs. Julia and Jasper each enter into their marriage of convenience with requests for the other. Now, however, he’s hoping to find a wife and mother for his illegitimate children, Charlie, Alfred and Daisy, a wife who will settle those rumors and move with him to Yorkshire, where his tumbledown home suffers from rumors that it’s haunted. Scarred from war, leaving a trail of lovers behind him, scandalous whispers plague him everywhere he goes, especially because his mistresses tend to disappear. ![]() When she bumps into Captain Blunt, the hero of Crimea, while riding on Rotten Row, she doesn’t expect her life to change.Ĭaptain Jasper Blunt is the gothic hero of Julia’s fantasies. It’s not that Julia doesn’t want to be loved, as she’s a total romantic who wants to be swept up in a fellow’s arms. Suffering from social anxiety which leaves her feeling frozen with fear, she doesn’t like the whirl of the ton but finds it hard to avoid. Mimi Matthews’ excellent The Belle of Belgrave Square is a romantic, well-researched and intriguing novel that adds a feather to the writer’s cap.īook-loving horsewoman Julia Wychwood prefers her solitude and horse riding to gossip and tea dates. ![]()
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