A Simple Marriage (MILLIONAIRES OF MAYFAIR #2) by Janna MacGregor EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Janna MacGregor
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London, 1819
Only the thought of dresses could compel Lady Phillipa ‘Pippa’ Ardeerton
to consider marriage. More specifically, a dress shop was the reason Pippa
stood in Hyde Park, pretending to admire the lush trees before her as she
waited for the first gentleman she had invited to meet her so they could
discuss marriage.
The dress shop in question belonged to Mademoiselle Mignon, who was
soon to marry. Like a fairy godmother, she had offered to sell her dress shop
to Pippa. When they’d first met, Mignon had taken Pippa under her wing
and taught her the business of running an exclusive dress shop. It was an
opportunity of a lifetime to own her shop. Mademoiselle Mignon’s gowns
were legendary as women from all over the British Isles traveled to London
to visit the talented modiste. To don one of her dresses for a ton event
ensured that the wearer would be the center of attention. It was an
understatement to say that her dresses were works of art.
But so were Pippa’s creations. To own this shop was her destiny.
To buy it, she needed her trust fund. To receive her trust fund, she had to
reach the age of thirty and still be unmarried. Waiting six years was out of
the question. But the trust provided that if she married, the funds became
hers on the day she said her vows. And she’d only consider marriage to a
gentleman if he’d agreed to marry her quickly and leave her trust fund alone
after they exchanged “I dos.”
Her lady’s maid, Alice Roberts, stepped closer and looked over her
shoulder. The movement reminded Pippa of a spy, one in the midst of some
clandestine affair waiting for the enemy.
Well, this was a clandestine affair, but Pippa didn’t want to marry her
enemy. All she wanted was one man, and she wasn’t picky. Practically any
man would meet her requirements if he agreed that she would control her
trust fund.
And he must not mind that his wife was involved in trade.
“My lady, your first appointment should have been here by now,” Alice
murmured.
“There’s no need to whisper. No one can hear us.” Pippa bit her lip to
keep from laughing. Alice was a little sensitive at times if teased about
being too dramatic. She patted her maid’s arm in comfort. “He’s only five
minutes late.”
Alice pointed to her elbow. “You know how my elbow can predict
things. Right now, it’s stiffening up on me. That’s a warning, my lady. It’s
telling me that your idea to fetch a husband by writing him a letter isn’t
going to work.” Alice shook her head in disapproval.
Pippa normally adored the antics of her lady’s maid. It helped keep the
loneliness at bay. An affliction that had only worsened when her older
sister, Lady Honoria Ardeerton, had married Marcus Kirkland, the Earl of
Trafford, and had moved to his estate in Amesbury.
However, today was not the day for Alice’s elbow to start acting out.
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