The Debutante’s Brooding Protector (The Duchess’s Darling Debutantes #1)

The Debutante’s Brooding Protector (The Duchess’s Darling Debutantes #1)

Author: Maggie Dallen Listening Length: 6h 49m
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He’s the grumpiest guardian angel a girl could ask for. Estella Hale’s late brother’s best friend absolutely loathes her. The scarred, brooding marquess glowers at her across every ballroom. He chases off every suitor who approaches. Honestly, he frightens her half to death. Which is why it’s so shocking when Estel...

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Chapter 19

Vauxhall Gardens was, in Estella's considered opinion, an assault on the senses.

Thousands of oil lamps hung from the trees in glittering rows, turning the Grand Walk into a corridor of gold. Music drifted from the orchestra pavilion, bright and soaring, and it mingled with laughter and the clink of glasses from the supper boxes.

The air smelled of roasted ham, damp earth, and the faintest trace of gunpowder from the fireworks being prepared somewhere beyond the tree line.

It was beautiful. But more than a little overwhelming.