Lady Madeline Lucretia Sinclair's very proper maternal grandmother Lady Lucretia Beckham Knott advises her that all a gentleman needs from a lady to offer for her is a little encouragement from that lady. But then again, it is encouragement that a lady must refrain from lest an unsuitable or undesirable gentleman press his suit upon her. But therein lies the crux of Lady Madeline's dilemma. How does a lady become sufficiently acquainted with a gentleman in order to discern if she wants to encourage him--without first seeking him out for conversation or dancing, and without seeming to encourage him before her mind is made up? And when her heart has chosen, but his has not, how does she help him find his heart's desire? These will be the riddles that Lady Madeline must find the answers to for her happily ever after.
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- regency
- richardarmitage
- romance
- "Encouragement", A Regency Love Story
- Ch. 1 (PG): Grandmama's Courtship Advice
- Ch. 2 (PG): Paying a call to Sussex House
- Ch. 3 (PG, D): Lady Madeline's Presentation Ball
- Ch. 4 (PG): Different Intentions
- Ch. 5 (PG): Lord Christian is Out of Sorts
- Ch. 6 (PG-L): Morning Brings Clarity
- Ch. 7 (PG): Waltzing Apologia
- Ch. 8 (PG): Lady Madeline's Suitors Pay Morning Calls
- Ch. 9 (PG): The Outing Turns into a Heart to Heart Chat
- Ch. 10 (PG): The Kimball Ball, Part 1: Sincerity
- Ch. 11 (PG): The Kimball Ball, Part 2: Presumption
- Ch. 12 (PG): The Kimball Ball, Part 3: Understanding
- Ch. 13 (PG): Seeking Betrothal Approval
- Ch. 14 (PG): Returning to Her in London
- Ch. 15 (PG): Betrothal Ring and Such
- Ch. 16 (PG-13, L): Revelations at Lady Lizzie's Ball
- Ch. 17 (PG): Supper Tete a Tetes at Lady Lizzie's Ball
- Ch. 18 (PG): Lady Elizabeth's turn to be wooed
- Ch. 19 (PG): Angry words imperil a betrothal
- Ch. 20 (PG-13): Providence and Fate
- Ch. 21 (PG-13) A Nervous Bridegroom on his Wedding Night
- Ch. 22 (PG-13, D): In Sickness and in Health
- Ch. 23 (PG-13, H, D): A Marriage in Question
- Ch. 24 End (PG-13, LS): Love Fulfilled