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Naturally, as a lady, I must remain anonymous to protect my reputation. Before I delve into the particulars, I entrust my readers to keep THE SECRETS OF SEDUCTION from falling into the hands of our gentlemen admirers. After all, a single lady must use every weapon available in her feminine arsenal.
“A wonderful introduction.” Hester drew in her breath as if she meant to say more, but a knock on the door forestalled her. “Come in,” she said.
A footman announced that Lord Hawkfield waited in the Egyptian drawing room. Julianne’s stomach tightened involuntarily.
When the door shut, Georgette stood and shook out her skirts. “We must leave you now.”
“You mean to abandon me?” Julianne said, her voice rising with shock.
“I agree with Georgette,” Amy said. “You must face him today, and we will only be in the way.”
“You needn’t worry. Lady Rutledge will be with you,” Georgette said.
After her friends left, Julianne swallowed hard. She dreaded seeing Hawk today. In one night, her relationship with him had been altered forever. She needed more time to adjust to the sudden change, more time to mourn the dream she’d clung to for so many years. More time to heal.
Hester gave her a sympathetic look. “Use your wiles to distract him. I’m sure all will work out as you wish.”
She didn’t even know what she wished for anymore, but remembering his words last night, she pressed her nails into her palms. Under no circumstances would she grovel. She lifted her chin. “Please inform him that I am not receiving.”
“That’s the spirit,” Hester said. “I shall return directly to report his reaction.”
Afterward, Julianne returned to the desk, determined to put him from her mind, but that was easier said than done. Memories of their waltz last evening kept invading her brain.
Stop
. She would not let thoughts of
him
distract her from writing the pamphlet. Why should she waste her time on a man who had kept her dangling for years?
The word
dangling
spurred an idea. All too often, gentlemen pretended interest, only to dash a poor lady’s hopes with nary a thought to the damage they’d done. The idea of letting those arrogant rogues continue to rule over the ladies infuriated her. She dipped her pen and started scribbling as fast as she could.
A gentleman of sense and education wants nothing more than to marry a gently bred young lady with apleasing countenance, soft voice, and deferential manners.
Poppycock.
At the risk of shocking my readers, I am compelled to reveal the truth. If you wish to secure a marriage proposal from the gentleman of your dreams, you must forget all of your mother’s well-intended advice.
I imagine many of you are gasping at such a scandalous idea, but I submit that we are looking at the matter from only a feminine point of view. In order to understand what a man wants, we must first examine his attitude toward marriage.
Do not misunderstand me. Bachelors know they are expected to wed in order to carry out their duty to their families. However, you will note that most are in no great hurry to renounce their bachelorhood. In fact, they are, by and large, determined to remain single as long as possible. Why?
They do not wish to give up their drinking, gaming, and wenching.
Do not despair. In the following chapters, I will reveal the secrets of becoming irresistible to even the most determined of bachelors.
A knock sounded at the door. When Julianne answered, a footman informed her that Lord Hawkfield requested her immediate presence in the Egyptian drawing room.
She sniffed. “Tell him I am occupied.”
After the servant departed, she padded back to the desk with a smug smile. Let him stew.
She read over her words and made several corrections when another knock sounded. In exasperation, she strodeover to the door to find the beleaguered footman holding out a silver tray with a note. Julianne retrieved the folded paper and read the
Naturally, as a lady, I must remain anonymous to protect my reputation. Before I delve into the particulars, I entrust my readers to keep THE SECRETS OF SEDUCTION from falling into the hands of our gentlemen admirers. After all, a single lady must use every weapon available in her feminine arsenal.
“A wonderful introduction.” Hester drew in her breath as if she meant to say more, but a knock on the door forestalled her. “Come in,” she said.
A footman announced that Lord Hawkfield waited in the Egyptian drawing room. Julianne’s stomach tightened involuntarily.
When the door shut, Georgette stood and shook out her skirts. “We must leave you now.”
“You mean to abandon me?” Julianne said, her voice rising with shock.
“I agree with Georgette,” Amy said. “You must face him today, and we will only be in the way.”
“You needn’t worry. Lady Rutledge will be with you,” Georgette said.
After her friends left, Julianne swallowed hard. She dreaded seeing Hawk today. In one night, her relationship with him had been altered forever. She needed more time to adjust to the sudden change, more time to mourn the dream she’d clung to for so many years. More time to heal.
Hester gave her a sympathetic look. “Use your wiles to distract him. I’m sure all will work out as you wish.”
She didn’t even know what she wished for anymore, but remembering his words last night, she pressed her nails into her palms. Under no circumstances would she grovel. She lifted her chin. “Please inform him that I am not receiving.”
“That’s the spirit,” Hester said. “I shall return directly to report his reaction.”
Afterward, Julianne returned to the desk, determined to put him from her mind, but that was easier said than done. Memories of their waltz last evening kept invading her brain.
Stop
. She would not let thoughts of
him
distract her from writing the pamphlet. Why should she waste her time on a man who had kept her dangling for years?
The word
dangling
spurred an idea. All too often, gentlemen pretended interest, only to dash a poor lady’s hopes with nary a thought to the damage they’d done. The idea of letting those arrogant rogues continue to rule over the ladies infuriated her. She dipped her pen and started scribbling as fast as she could.
A gentleman of sense and education wants nothing more than to marry a gently bred young lady with apleasing countenance, soft voice, and deferential manners.
Poppycock.
At the risk of shocking my readers, I am compelled to reveal the truth. If you wish to secure a marriage proposal from the gentleman of your dreams, you must forget all of your mother’s well-intended advice.
I imagine many of you are gasping at such a scandalous idea, but I submit that we are looking at the matter from only a feminine point of view. In order to understand what a man wants, we must first examine his attitude toward marriage.
Do not misunderstand me. Bachelors know they are expected to wed in order to carry out their duty to their families. However, you will note that most are in no great hurry to renounce their bachelorhood. In fact, they are, by and large, determined to remain single as long as possible. Why?
They do not wish to give up their drinking, gaming, and wenching.
Do not despair. In the following chapters, I will reveal the secrets of becoming irresistible to even the most determined of bachelors.
A knock sounded at the door. When Julianne answered, a footman informed her that Lord Hawkfield requested her immediate presence in the Egyptian drawing room.
She sniffed. “Tell him I am occupied.”
After the servant departed, she padded back to the desk with a smug smile. Let him stew.
She read over her words and made several corrections when another knock sounded. In exasperation, she strodeover to the door to find the beleaguered footman holding out a silver tray with a note. Julianne retrieved the folded paper and read the
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