Fibs in the Family, Chapter 7

Alex is gone to London for a while, but complications arise for Rebecca in the next chapter of my regency romance novella Fibs in the Family. Even though her brother is dead, his past comes to haunt her.

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A retired officer + an enterprising young woman = love and trouble

Captain Alex Woodward was fighting Napoleonic troops on the Peninsula, until his wounds forced him to retire. Now he travels to an estate of his former comrade, killed by the enemies, to fulfill his promise and help the slain officer’s sisters any way he could.

The estate is entailed, but the eldest sister Rebecca comes up with an ingenious solution to their problem. Although Rebecca’s idea is highly irregular and somewhat illegal, Alex’s promise wouldn’t let him to back off.

It could’ve been easy, if their mutual attraction didn’t complicate matters. And then, Rebecca’s brother’s secret past comes to light, and a worse entanglement ensues. 

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I made minor changes to all the chapters, mostly grammar and sentence structure, but I introduced one big change too: I separated chapter 4 into two parts, so chapter 5 moved down the list and became #6. The new chapter is #7.

Read Chapter 1 here.

Read Chapter 2 here.

Read Chapter 3 here.

Read Chapter 4 here.

Read Chapter 5 here.

Read Chapter 6 here.

Read Chapter 7 here.

Any suggestions and critique are welcome.