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"Expectations" (Book 2), by Gratiana Lovelace (2018-2019), (Completed)

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A young lady of the peerage in Regency England has but three wishes in life:  to please her aristocratic parents, to honor her aristocratic family, and to promote society's and her country's best interests by following the first two wishes in marrying well to solidify family alliances.  But where do a young lady's hopes, dreams, and wishes abide?  And with the expectations pressed upon her by her family and society, how might a young lady fulfill her own desires and expectations for a happy life?  

Lady Elizabeth Blount, Lady Gwendolyn Lindsay, and Lady Constance Knightsbridge are three ladies who desire their hearts' expectations of romance and love be fulfilled-as were Lady Madeline Sinclair Blount the Countess of Sussex's expectations fulfilled in meeting and marrying her husband Lord Christian Blount the Earl of Sussex, after a little encouragement.  And it will be up to the newly married Lady Madeline and her husband Lord Christian as the Countess and Earl of Sussex to somehow help these other two ladies fulfill their expectations.All Rights Reserved

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