Lord Balckwood’s Valentine Ball by Arabella Sheraton

Lord Blackwood’s Valentine Ball

An Authentic Regency Romance

(The prequel to The Lady’s Revenge)

by Arabella Sheraton.

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In this charming traditional Regency romance novella, Patience Cherwell is resigned to a life of spinsterhood. Therefore, when her young friend, the lovely Lorna Hartley, comes to stay for a London season, she decides the eligible, handsome Lord Blackwood is the perfect match for Lorna. Granted, Lord Blackwood, at forty, is much older than the vivacious 20-year-old Lorna, but Patience is determined to help her young friend make a good match. So why isn’t she happy when his lordship and Lorna seem to like each other’s company? The problem is that Patience is already madly in love with his lordship! An unexpected invitation arrives for Lorna and Patience to attend Lord Blackwood’s Valentine Ball. This is the perfect moment for him to propose to Lorna. Mysteriously, a corsage arrives from an anonymous admirer. Who is it for? And what will be the outcome for the wearer at Lord Blackwood’s Valentine Ball? This novella is the prequel to The Lady’s Revenge.

A Word from the Author

I decided to write this charming novella as a short story for Valentine. Surprisingly, it was not that easy for marriageable women to meet eligible men. In Regency times, a man could never approach a lady without first being introduced. But who could do the introducing? Matrons, widowed or otherwise, like Henrietta Paisley, a secondary but important character, served a valuable function in facilitating introductions that appeared to be completely ‘by accident’ – and very often anxious mamas would seek assistance in helping their daughter find the right kind of man to be introduced to. Will Patience need Henrietta’s help? (Arabella Sheraton, 2021)