A Deal with a Debutante (London’s Most Eligible #1)

Edward knew he should not have followed Calliope out into the garden.

His mother had taught him from an early age that eavesdropping was not an admirable quality, nor did it aid in the health of one’s relationships.

He didn’t listen then, of course, because he had too many chances to play espionage with the tenant children as they spied on their enemies (the adults), but that was all fun and games and only played in the village as people went about their normal business dealings, so that the most exciting information they ever uncovered was that Mrs. Jakes bought three bags of flour one week instead of her usual two.

There was so much more at stake now, with his heart and the future of Whitefawn on the line, and even though his mother’s admonition echoed through his mind as he hid in the shadows and watched Calliope sit next to Tommy at the fountain, the guilt was not enough to send him away.