Book title: LORD RAVENSCROFT IS NOT A GENTLEMAN - Victorian Outcasts 5
Character name: Mrs. Winkworth (the mother of the female protagonist, Edith)
Interviewer: Mrs. Winkworth, what—
Mrs. Winkworth, fanning herself: Oh, dear. Where do I start. May I have a nice cup of tea, please? My poor nerves! So my daughter Edith, she’s the youngest…she wants to be a surgeon like her father. I’m not opposed to that. Society has changes, and it’s 1878, after all, and we have a queen. But goodness, she does nothing but study! A young lady needs to make friends and attend balls and tea parties. Yes, she met Lord Peregrine, the brother of the Earl of Ravenscroft, but heavens, that young man is wild.
Interviewer: Yes, But—
Mrs. Winkworth: And then there was that dreadful accident. We were on Princess Alice, sailing along the Thames, when another ship hit us. And poor Perry—we call Lord Peregrine Perry—was hit in the head, and when he woke up in the hospital, he couldn’t talk or walk.
Interviewer: Do you—
Mrs. Winkworth: Perry had to leave for Switzerland to go to a specialised clinic, the poor thing. Is my tea ready? No milk, only lemon and one sugar. Edith stopped studying. The horrible experience of almost dying changed her. I don’t know where she spends her night or what she does. I suspect she’s using opium. How frightening! And Perry needs an alienist. *Whispering* You know, one of those doctors who attend to people’s mind. Somehow, Perry and Edith are spending a lot of time together unsupervised. Dear me.
Interviewer: But what—
Mrs. Winkworth: You know, I changed my mind about my tea. I would like a nice sherry. I need it.
Interviewer: Yes, I think I need one as well.
Victorian Outcasts #6
Edith wants only one thing: to become a surgeon like her father. Who has time to make friends when she has anatomy books to study? Who wants to go to a ball when she has medical conferences to attend?
Peregrine, Perry for his friends, doesn’t share her enthusiasm for books. He’s the brother of the Earl of Ravenscroft, titled, and powerful. Studying? Why would he need to study? He’s the spare. With no title come no responsibilities.
But after they risk their lives on the sinking steamship Princess Alice, they start to reconsider their priorities. Edith tries every pleasure London has to offer. Perry works hard to become a good earl after the title passes to him. Sudden seizures have plagued him since the incident, and he must keep his condition secret, not to be marked as deranged or worse, cursed, and locked up in an institution.
Edith’s hedonistic life comes to a grinding halt after the almost-nude painting she posed for is bought by Perry, now Lord Ravenscroft. She’s furious. The artist promised not to sell the compromising painting, and now she wants it back before a scandal ensues.
Perry proposes a deal. If she works for him as his secretary, he’ll give her the painting.
Except their attraction may cause another scandal.
Romance Historical [Oliver-Heber Books, On Sale: January 7, 2025, e-Book , / ]
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