The Blue Eyed Witch

exceptional expertise in ‘making love’, as every lady on whom he bestowed his favours was ready to

She had a nimble wit and a rather fascinating manner of looking at a man from under her eyelashes.

“Memory is a strange thing. When one has had a shock, merciful forgetfulness is sometimes nature’s way of protecting us from other damage.”

It looked an unpleasant mess now with its broken neck and blood-stained feathers.

However, for all Lady Jersey’s attractions, the Marquis knew the Prince did not find it easy to live without Mrs. Fitzherbert. In fact he wanted both women at once.

She was in her early forties, but he was completely bowled over by her and fervently in love.

It was inevitable that she should pursue him and not only for his position. He was very attractive to look at, witty, amusing, well read and could, as the Marquis well knew, be a most entertaining companion.

Always emotional, always ready to over-dramatize his feelings, the Prince, because of the violent dislike he had

and, because they had shared the hardships of war, he

The Aldridges had always been connoisseurs and the treasures they had accumulated over the centuries comprised a