"I Don't Dance With Wallflowers," the Duke Said — Three Seasons Later, He Waited in Line for Her

📚 My three novels + audiobooks — the longest story I've ever written: https://timelesslovebooks.com "I don't dance with wallflowers." The Duke of Lambourn said it without even turning his head, and Anthea Sumridge walked the length of a London ballroom with the laughter at her back. For three seasons she never went to another ball. She went home to the river, took down her late father's surveying chain, and became the one person every farmer in the valley trusted to draw his land true. Then the duke came home. A rich widow next door swore the meadow below his house was hers, and meant to pull down the cottage where Anthea had lived all her life. His only map of that land was lost, and the one hand on the river good enough to draw a new one belonged to the woman he had humiliated. When he asked for her help, she gave him his own words back: "I don't survey for dukes." But the line would not draw itself. Soon the proudest man in England was knee-deep in the water meadows, holding the other end of her chain. Behind a door locked for twenty years, she learned why one cruel sentence had cost him more than it ever cost her. Now the river is rising, a judge is waiting, and one lost stone stands between her home and the ditch. A tender regency tale of a woman the world dismissed, and the duke who learned, at last, how to wait his turn. Sit back, relax, and let this story carry you to the candlelit ballrooms and great houses of old England. ▶ If you love slow-burn regency and historical romance and dramatic period stories, subscribe and turn on the bell so you never miss a new tale. 💬 Tell us in the comments: which city are you watching from, and how did Anthea's story make you feel? #regencyromance #historicalromance #perioddrama #dukeromance #wallflower #enemiestolovers #slowburnromance #cleanromance #regencyera #secondchance #ballroomromance #cinderellastory #historicalfiction #lovestory #romancestory #narratedstory #bedtimestory #truelove #regencyhistorical #oldengland Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. All characters, names, places, and events are entirely fictional and the product of creative storytelling. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, or to actual events is purely coincidental. This story and its narration are produced with the assistance of AI tools for entertainment purposes only.