Ruffling Her Skirts — May Williams

VINTAGE CATEGORY ROMANCE, HISTORICAL Lady Annabelle Harwich happily creates the finest gowns in Victorian London until Edmund Woodmore returns to ruffle her skirts. Lady Annabelle Harwich achieves her heart's desire when she opens her dress shop on Bond Street. She's buried the past in yards of fabric, knitted up the raveled sleeve of care, and declared herself an independent woman in Victorian London. All is well until the day Edmund Woodmore, Viscount Wolfston, returns from his forced exile in Antigua -- an exile she compelled. Upon Edmund's homecoming, the ton twitters with delight. The prodigal son is home and, according to gossip, ready to marry. The chirps of the ton soon reach Lady Annabelle's Finery and new ball gowns sell on the chance Edmund might dance with one of the peer's daughters. Yet, Edmund only wants to twirl the beautiful dressmaker around the floor. Tempting a woman who needs no one into marriage proves difficult, but Edmund perseveres and slowly convinces Annabelle that he's no longer the careless rake who abandoned her when she might have needed him most.