{"id":253263,"date":"2026-07-13T02:41:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T23:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/a-proposal-to-risk-their-friendship-louise-allen-1\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T02:41:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T23:41:50","slug":"a-proposal-to-risk-their-friendship-louise-allen-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/a-proposal-to-risk-their-friendship-louise-allen-1\/","title":{"rendered":"A Proposal To Risk Their Friendship – Louise Allen (1)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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He lurched towards the bell rope, tugged it and reeled back to stop Melissa getting up. \u2018Wait for some help.\u2019 The first maid who arrived recoiled with a shriek and backed out. Then the landlord appeared. \u2018What the devil\u2019s happened?\u2019 \u2018The couple who were in here attacked us. Where are they now?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018Gawd. Looked such a nice pair, too. They\u2019ve gone, sir. Half an hour since. They said you wanted to stay on and finish the dinner and that you\u2019d pay the reckoning when you left, but not to disturb you until you rang.\u2019 He stood surveying the wreckage of the room. \u2018I\u2019ll call the Constable, sir.\u2019 \u2018Never mind the Constable, they\u2019re long gone. I need a room for myself and\u2014and my wife.\u2019<\/p>\n

There was a faint gasp from where Melissa lay at his feet. \u2018And the doctor. The best one you have hereabouts. And some men to carry my wife upstairs in a chair. She\u2019s in no state to walk.\u2019 \u2018Neither are you, sir,\u2019 the innkeeper said. \u2018Meggie! Run for Dr Hardcastle, quick as you can, girl. Billy! Get Edward and Sam. Dorothy? Oh, there you are, girl. Stop gawping. Up to the best bedchamber and run a warming pan between the sheets, then fetch hot water.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll have you both comfortable in a trice, sir, don\u2019t you fret.\u2019 Comfortable? He doubted it. He had a concussion and Melissa probably had, too. Neither of them should fall into a deep sleep, so they needed someone to keep an eye on them, wake them at intervals. And he didn\u2019t trust anyone else to look after Melissa.<\/p>\n

Although he had made a pretty poor showing at looking after her so far, Henry thought bitterly, as he dragged himself up the stairs in the wake of Melissa, enthroned on a chair that probably weighed more than she did. \u2018They\u2019ve stolen our bags as well,\u2019 he told the landlord as he reached the landing. At least his brain was working well enough to spot that discrepancy in his story.<\/p>\n

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Unconventional heiresses…full of big ambitions! Friends Verity, Jane, Prue, Melissa and Lucy are unconventional ladies with scandalous yearnings and big ambitions\u2014to be writers, painters, musicians \u2014but the only safe sanctuary to exercise their talents is in one of their family\u2019s turrets! They have no wish to conform and be drawn into society\u2019s marriage mart, unless they can find gentlemen who value and cherish them for who they truly are…and not the size of their dowries!<\/p>\n

Read Verity\u2019s story in Least Likely to Marry a Duke Jane\u2019s tale in The Earl\u2019s Marriage Bargain Prue\u2019s journey in A Marquis in Want of a Wife Lucy\u2019s romance in The Earl\u2019s Reluctant Proposal and Melissa\u2019s happy ending in A Proposal to Risk Their Friendship All available now! 1kitap1.com\/en Author Note I never thought that when I met Verity Wingate sitting at the bottom of an archaeological excavation, face-to-face with a very polite and very angry duke, that the encounter would lead to a five-book series.<\/p>\n

But Verity\u2019s friends, Liberated Ladies all in their own ways, demanded to tell their stories, and this is the fifth and final episode. I hope you enjoy following their sometimes-rocky paths to true love as much as I enjoyed writing them. 1kitap1.com\/en LOUISE ALLEN A Proposal to Risk Their Friendship 1kitap1.com\/en Louise Allen has been immersing herself in history for as long as she can remember, finding that landscapes and places evoke powerful images of the past.<\/p>\n

Venice, Burgundy and the Greek islands are favorites. Louise lives on the Norfolk coast and spends her spare time gardening, researching family history or traveling. Please visit Louise\u2019s website, www.louiseallenregency.com, her blog, www.janeaustenslondon.com, or find her on Twitter @louiseregency and on Facebook.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This is a short excerpt from the opening of “” by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. All rights belong to the copyright holders.<\/em><\/p>\n

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