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Excerpt:
Henrietta woke refreshed. Sunlight peeked through the curtains of her new bedchamber. The clatter of carriage wheels over the cobbles and the jingle of harnesses drew her to the window. She shrugged into her dressing gown and opened the French doors stepping out onto the balcony. A smart carriage passed at a fast clip, with a man nodding off to sleep inside. It was most probably bearing some nobleman home from an engagement that kept him up ’til dawn. A merchant’s cart pulled up at the curb with foodstuffs to deliver below stairs. A group of thoroughbred horses danced along, ridden by the gentry on their way to ride in the park. She clutched her blue silk dressing gown around her and edged forward for a better look.
A blood chestnut stallion pranced about, nervously rearing when a cart laden with vegetables got too close. The rider, a man in smart riding clothes, handled the excited horse with ease, patting its neck and settling the stallion down. He rode beneath Henrietta’s balcony and caught sight of her. With a devilish smile, he swept off his hat revealing hair as blue-black as a raven’s wing. Henrietta gasped and darted inside.
Aware of her dishabille, she peeked from behind the curtains. He laughed and rode off.
She swished the curtains shut. Oh, fig! Had she already committed a faux pas? Annoyed, she found the dark-haired man difficult to dismiss. She expected she would forget all about him tonight. It was her first ball. Suddenly ravenous, she pulled the bell for Molly. It was impossible to wait hours for breakfast.
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