Exit, Pursued by a Baron (The Beaumonts, #1)

by Aydra Richards

“Unmarried ladies certainly do not wonder such things,” Marcus growled. ​“Oh, I promise you they do.”

He had squeezed the very life out of it with the weight of his condescension, his disrespect.

No words reached his ears though he strained to hear them. He wished they had; he was certain they would have proven elucidating.

“She’s locked herself up so tightly that she’s foundering,” Montgomery said,

The company was foundering for want of a wealthy patron,

“Oh, lord—you’re breeding, aren’t you. I thought you had gotten a bit thick about the waist.” ​“Rude!” Lydia gasped,