A Gentlewoman's Quartet. Portia Da Costa

she turns away, and begins to discuss cross-stitch with another of our number, I glance down at the top card in my little case.

      Mme. Sofia Chamfleur, Intimate Advice to the Gentlewoman, it proclaims in a very handsome copperplate script, followed by an address in Hampstead, and the words Consultations By Appointment.

      I smile, happy anew every time I think of my plan, the way I invested some of my fortune, and the delicious arrangements I made. Beneath my skirts, my body warms as if readying itself for the attentions of my beloved Ambrose.

      You see, I did decide to marry, after all.

      A Gentlewoman’s Ravishment

      Portia Da Costa

      The Ladies’ Sewing Circle

       Book Two

      “I’d love to be abducted and ravished by some handsome brigand or pirate…”

      When the women of the Ladies’ Sewing Circle share their private fantasies, some are shocked by Mrs. Prudence Enderby’s secret desire. But Prudence cannot image life without such exotic daydreams—especially since they arouse her husband, too!

      Yet Prudence never imagined she would actually be whisked off the street by a mysterious masked man who has his wicked way with her in a carriage. Taking her back to a boudoir appointed for pleasure, he continues to bring every one of her fantasies to life. But nothing could be more surprising than when Prudence finally learns who is behind this gentlewoman’s ravishment…

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