An Indelicate Situation (The Weymouth Trilogy) (39 page)

Other books by Lizzie Church

If you have enjoyed ‘An Indelicate Situation’ you may also enjoy my other books, all of which are currently available on the Kindle website:

The Body on the Beach (Weymouth Trilogy, Part 1)

The world of the haut ton with its idle chatter, assemblies, restricting conventions and hauteur was a world away from the harsh reality of life for the masses in Georgian Britain. Kathryn Miller, despite being a landowner in her own right, has to work alongside her servants, walk long distances to town to undertake her commissions, and suffer at the hands of an abusive husband who gradually deprives her of everything she owns. Salvation appears in the form of a body on the beach. But will she grasp the opportunity that this provides to her and accept the consequences – or will she remain steadfast to her marriage vows and face a life of misery and uncertainty instead?

Curricle and Chaise

When Mrs Thomas Barrington was so inconsiderate as to depart this world without so much as a ‘by your leave’, leaving two daughters to burden their aunts and precious little else to cover their maintenance, their futures looked very uncertain indeed. Of course, it was entirely natural that two young ladies of 19 and 7 would feel bereft at the loss of their mama, but to Miss Lydia and Miss Susan Barrington their change in circumstances demanded a total and somewhat painful adjustment to their whole way of life. With their father less than two years dead and no male relative available to render them assistance it quickly became apparent that they must learn to shift for themselves. Even this might have proved tolerable. After all, Lydia was an independent sort of a girl, more than capable of holding her own against importunate tradesmen, and more than happy to bring her younger sister up on her own. It would not do, however. The state in which Lydia discovered the family affairs made independent existence quite out of the question. In spite of all her best efforts, within a few months of her mama’s death, and scarcely out of full mourning, it became apparent to her that there was nothing to be done but to acknowledge the inevitable and appeal to her relations for help….

It is 1810. Lydia, now penniless, is forced to seek a home with an aunt and uncle who have no interest in her whatsoever. But there are plenty of others with an interest in her – including the handsome but selfish son of the family – her cousin Charles - and two elegant brothers who live nearby. Each, in his own way, poses an intriguing challenge to her. Luckily Lydia is well able to look after herself but she gets into a number of scrapes which almost cost her any chance of happiness before finally managing to sort things out in the end.

This light and amusing Regency romance combines elements of both Georgette Heyer and Jane Austen to provide the ‘feel good’ factor that readers of this genre particularly enjoy.

The Girl from Red Lion Square

In many ways the years of the Regency were remarkably similar to our own – huge inequalities of wealth, political unrest, economic turmoil. In other ways they were completely different – the choices available to women of ‘quality’ were few, and unattractive; social rules and etiquette were restrictive, travel and communication slow. This charming, ‘traditional’
Regency Romance, which echoes the work of Georgette Heyer at her best, explores all of these similarities and differences through the experiences of one young lady in a Regency London full of character, humour and surprise.