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Sweet Companion
Originally appeared in the anthology: A Mother's Love in 1997
A delightful short story, set in Regency London.
When an all-too-serious lord fears his elderly mother’s saucy new companion is not quite a lady, he’ll do anything to protect his mother’s health and happiness.
Olivia Charteris is only trying to be a loving friend to elderly Lady Granfell. She agrees to move in and do what she can to restore the frail woman’s health. In fact, Olivia’s knowledge of herbs and natural cures is already starting to make a noticeable difference . . . to everyone but Lady Granfell’s son. The beastly Lord Granfell rarely visits his mother and Olivia forms an instant dislike of the man . . . until she sees for herself how concerned he truly is for his mother’s welfare. Before long, unpredictable, romantic Olivia finds herself besotted by a practical and logical lord.
Antony St. John, Earl of Granfell doesn’t trust the young woman who has taken up residence in his mother’s home as her companion. In his opinion, Miss Olivia Charteris is simply trying to fleece his mother of every penny in her purse, while filling his mother’s head with preposterous romantic notions. Worse yet, she leaves his emotions in turmoil every time her eyes meet his. There’s no room in his well-ordered life for Olivia and her romantic notions. Or is there?
Be sure to read other Regency Romances by Nancy Lawrence, available on Kindle:
- An Intimate Arrangement
- Once Upon A Christmas
A delightful short story, set in Regency London.
When an all-too-serious lord fears his elderly mother’s saucy new companion is not quite a lady, he’ll do anything to protect his mother’s health and happiness.
Olivia Charteris is only trying to be a loving friend to elderly Lady Granfell. She agrees to move in and do what she can to restore the frail woman’s health. In fact, Olivia’s knowledge of herbs and natural cures is already starting to make a noticeable difference . . . to everyone but Lady Granfell’s son. The beastly Lord Granfell rarely visits his mother and Olivia forms an instant dislike of the man . . . until she sees for herself how concerned he truly is for his mother’s welfare. Before long, unpredictable, romantic Olivia finds herself besotted by a practical and logical lord.
Antony St. John, Earl of Granfell doesn’t trust the young woman who has taken up residence in his mother’s home as her companion. In his opinion, Miss Olivia Charteris is simply trying to fleece his mother of every penny in her purse, while filling his mother’s head with preposterous romantic notions. Worse yet, she leaves his emotions in turmoil every time her eyes meet his. There’s no room in his well-ordered life for Olivia and her romantic notions. Or is there?
Be sure to read other Regency Romances by Nancy Lawrence, available on Kindle:
- An Intimate Arrangement
- Once Upon A Christmas
48 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 1, 1997
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Nancy Lawrence
22 books19 followersNancy Lawrence writes traditional Regency romances, where the heroes are gentlemen, the heroines are ladies, and there’s always a fancy-dress ball to attend. Nancy lives with her family in Aurora, Colorado, “the best city in the world if you can’t live in Bath, England.”
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews
February 25, 2011
Prior to this book, SWEET COMPANION, I first was introduced to Nancy Lawrence books with a short story ebook from Amazon, 'A Bewitching Minx'. It too was a delightful sweet regency romance. SWEET COMPANION is about the same length. Its a previous release book from a 1997 anthology, A MOTHER'S LOVE from Zebra Romance. Having not read Regency romance back then, its great that she and other authors are re-releasing their books so I can get to read them if we missed them previously. SWEET COMPANION flows fast with the romance since its fitted to be a short story in an Anthology back then. The author gives the quick build up of the attraction of Olivia and Antony all in one afternoon. It concludes in showing that there will eventually be a wedding and a HEA (Happily Ever After). Without giving away more to the short story that is already in the blurb, I found Olivia to be refreshing! She had a spunk that was teasing as well as giving Antony some lessons! Their sparks felt realistic and fun to read. It made for a comforting evening read. I will definitely read more of hers!
August 7, 2011
I like this book. It was very lite and a short story. It felt like reading a passage of a "what if" between Darcy and Elizabeth. Strong arogant handsome lord and a witty smart and pertinant young lady. Of course this writer has her own twist. Was a nice little afternoon read.
October 11, 2011
A charming little novel about love at first sight.
April 12, 2012
TOO Short!!!
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