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AUTHOR NOTE

You met Alice and Razeby in DICING WITH THE DANGEROUS LORD—the story that belongs to their best friends, and in which Alice becomes Razeby’s mistress.

During the Regency era it was considered completely acceptable for a gentleman and nobleman such as Razeby to keep a demi-rep woman such as Alice as his mistress. Marriage between them, however, would have been viewed very differently. But there were cases in which mistresses went on to marry their noblemen protectors. Margaret Farmer, a commoner and daughter of an Irish spendthrift, married Lord Mountjoy and became the Countess of Blessington. Sophia Dubochet, courtesan and sister of the infamous Harriette Wilson, married Lord Berwick.

So, with those exceptions in mind, here in MISTRESS TO THE MARQUIS is Alice and Razeby’s own story of a love strong enough to defy the strictest social class rules of their time. I truly hope that you enjoy reading it.