The Duke Said to Hide His Daughter’s Bruise—The Dressmaker Asked Who Hurt Her

Three weeks before his daughter's wedding, the Duke of Mereford asks for a longer sleeve to hide a bruise. The dressmaker puts down her pins and asks Lady Annabel who hurt her. Roderick Alton has always believed that providing for his daughter means protecting her. When she finally tells him she is afraid of the man she is supposed to marry, cancelling the wedding is only the beginning. Hester Vane has built a life of her own, listening to women while making the clothes they are expected to wear. She never intended to become important to a duke—or to find herself waiting for his next visit. But Annabel's former fiancé still holds her private letters. What she wrote about her father may test his love more painfully than any public scandal. An original British aristocratic romance set in London in 1893, from Gilded Manor Tales. A story of unexpected love, a daughter's courage, and a powerful man learning to listen. Subscribe for more British aristocratic love stories and emotional historical fiction.