Eleanor had withdrawn to her private sitting room, driven there by His Grace’s shouting. Her son, the Marquis of Aldridge, was as angry as she had ever seen him, his face white and rigid and his eyes blazing, but he kept his voice low; had even warned the duke about Read more…
The Melvich estate is the northernmost of the Haverford estates. Dun Melvich, the castle that overlooks the coast, is the principal residence in an area that boasts mostly cottages for crofters and fishermen. It was originally built as a fortress to protect the fishing villages along the coast from the Read more…
A post in The Teatime Tattler Date: 20 July 1810 Just last month, this paper reported on the scandalous behaviour of two of the ton’s most outrageous rakes. Lord Overton comes to Town for a mere three weeks per year, but his shocking exploits with the Merry Marquis during that Read more…
Aldridge, as always when he had been with his father, returned jittery and bitter. No point in talking to him until he could think straight. All he wanted was the comfort of Becky’s body, and for days, she barely left the town-house’s great bed, as he expended his nervous energy Read more…
Alex handed Ella down at an emporium where they hoped to find presents for all those of the family expected for the festivities, with extras for those who arrived without announcement. They stood aside at the door to allow a couple to exit; the Marquis of Aldridge and one of Read more…
“Mama?” At the sound of Aldridge’s voice, Eleanor, Duchess of Haverford composed her face, smoothing the slight frown that creased her forehead and forcing a smile as she greeted this beloved guest. “My love,” she said, as he crossed to press a kiss on the hand she raised for him, Read more…
Aldridge never did find out how he came to be naked, alone, and sleeping in the small summerhouse in the garden of a country cottage. His last memory of the night before had him twenty miles away, and—although not dressed—in a comfortable bed, and in company. The first time he Read more…
Lord Aldridge is the son and heir of the Duke of Haverford and his wife, Eleanor, Duchess of Haverford. Born in 1780, he was an only son until he was seven, and raised mostly by servants in the nursery of Haverford Castle until he was nearly eight. He saw his Read more…