Stand Alone Novel
Book 8
By: Abby Ayles

Portrait of Love: A Historical Regency Clean Sweet Romance

Abby Ayles
 ...All he wanted to do was buy a painting! He never expected to meet the love of his life....
 MARRIAGES BY MISTAKE   Book Eight

The Duke of Cardinal, Stephen William Colbourn sets out to find a painting dear to his mother’s heart. He has searched far and wide for the beautiful work of art, eventually finding it in the home of the highly esteemed Duke of Norrend. When he visits Norrend to price the painting he wishes to purchase, he encounters something even more valuable.

Lady Annabelle is the beautiful and intelligent daughter of the the Duke of Norrend. She is cheerful, charismatic and a very accomplished lady of her age. She is absolutely dazzled when one day, a most unexpected Duke steals her thoughts and heart.

They are most enchanted by each other from the moment they meet and it seems like they are made for each other.

But what happens when Joanna, Lady Annabelle’s close friend accuses the Duke of making inappropriate advances at her?

Will his reputation be completely destroyed and sent away from Norrend?

And what happens when the painting the Duke wishes to purchase suddenly disappears?

Will their new love withstand the obstacles that repeatedly come up between them?

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Abby Ayles was born in the northern city of Manchester, England, but currently lives in Charleston, South Carolina, with her husband and their three cats. She holds a Master’s degree in History and Arts and worked as a history teacher in middle school.

Her greatest interest lies in the era of Regency and Victorian England and Abby shares her love and knowledge of these periods with many readers in her newsletter.

In addition to this she has also written her first romantic novel, Her Cautious Duke, which is set in the era and is available for free on her website. As one reader commented – ‘Abby’s writing makes you travel back in time…’

When she has time to herself, Abby enjoys going to the theatre, reading and watching documentaries about Regency and Victorian England.

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