The Earl That Overruled My Destiny

by Hanna Hamilton

  Callum went to the desk in his quarters and retrieved his mother’s prized hairpiece. Struck once again by its simplicity, he smiled at the notion of his mother pinning it alongside her wedding veil, one of her lady’s maids or aunts attending to her that day.

  He thought to pack it in his trunk, but at the last minute, he replaced it in the small wooden case lined with velvet and put the whole case in his traveling bag. Though it was of nearly no value to anyone else, he felt the need to keep it nearby and chose to put it in his own bag.

  “Sir, your father would like a word with you before you go. Otherwise, we’re prepared to leave whenever you choose,” Barclay said, reappearing in the doorway. Callum thanked him, then left to speak to his father before departing.

  “Father, I’m off now,” Callum said, entering his father’s study and pausing near the older man’s writing desk.

  His father looked up at him and smiled weakly. “Will you return soon?”

  “Of course! I only need to see to some of my affairs. I’ll come back any time you ask.” Callum’s words caught in his throat, a sudden pain of emotion choking him. “Or perhaps you’d like to visit me closer to town? That would be enjoyable, would it not?”

  “Certainly. I shall make plans straight away,” his father assured him. “Son, I… I thank you for spending these last few weeks here. It meant a great deal to your mother to see you for such a long time. And I, as well.”

  “Think nothing of it, Father. It does me good to know that we both spent so much of her final days with her. I shall cherish the moments forever.”

  “And did she bid you make a promise? Hmmm?” the old Duke asked, raising an eyebrow in question. “Something about marriage?”

  Callum cleared his throat and looked away in embarrassment. “That she did. I was not aware you knew of the conversation, though.”

  “Indeed. She confided in me first!” his father answered, laughing softly. “But she’s right. Your mother was always right, in everything. She had such a good head on her shoulders, and about this matter in particular. You need to find a wife. Death has a way of making its bystanders feel the passing of time, and I want to know that you are securely wed before I pass on myself.”

  “Father, not you too!” Callum said urgently. “I assured Mother that I would seek out a bride, but I cannot endure the pressure from you as well. You have my word that it is now an important matter, but that is all I can promise today.”

  “That is a very politic and appropriate response,” the Duke replied before embracing his son. “There is nothing more anyone could ask of you. Only I beg of you, don’t let me go to my grave before this task is complete.”

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  The Prophecy of the Blood Born Earl

  The Lady in the Emerald Mask

  Letters from a Missing Lady

  Disrespectfully Yours, My Marquess

  The Risky Wager of a Masked Lady

  The Beauty and the Earl

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  About the Author

  Hanna Hamilton has been fascinated with the regency era ever since she was a young teen, first discovering historical romance novels by famous authors such as Jane Austen and Lisa Kleypas. She believes that love was just so much more magical back then, more like a fairy tale. She always daydreamed about finding love herself that way, but since that is impossible in the twenty first century, she decided to write about it instead!

  Born in Texas, Hanna Hamilton obtained a degree in Creative Writing, and had worked as a literature teacher before becoming a novelist. When she isn’t writing, Hanna likes to explore the countryside with her husband and two children, gaining inspiration from the natural world around her.

  So, come on a journey into love, confusion, and redemption all within the regency era. Hanna hopes that you will enjoy immersing yourself into her novels, and that you too will find a love for old fashioned romance, just as she has.

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