Being engaged to the most dashing bachelor in London isn’t all fun and games.
Lady Calantha, middle daughter of the Duke of Wey, has the unique ability to turn invisible in company. Well, not entirely invisible, or the eligible Frederick, Count Montalban, wouldn’t have noticed her at all. But Callie’s shy nature and plain features tend to make people overlook her. And they say the most outrageous things around her as a result, which is why she accidentally overhears strangers plotting to harm the count and his royal brother and father. What can a lady do but warn him?
Fritz, Count Montalban, is determined to keep his family safe. But he can’t drag Callie all over London to identify those plotting against them unless she has a reason to be alone with him. Pretending an engagement sounds like the perfect plan. After all, his dashing demeanor hides a wounded soul that demands he hold a true fiancée at a distance. But there’s something about Callie that pulls him closer.
As the danger grows along with their attraction, Fritz and Callie must work together to protect both their families, and Fritz finds his heart cracking open. Can he prove to the sweet Callie that she will never be invisible, to him?
Fritz, Count Montalban, is determined to keep his family safe. But he can’t drag Callie all over London to identify those plotting against them unless she has a reason to be alone with him. Pretending an engagement sounds like the perfect plan. After all, his dashing demeanor hides a wounded soul that demands he hold a true fiancée at a distance. But there’s something about Callie that pulls him closer.
As the danger grows along with their attraction, Fritz and Callie must work together to protect both their families, and Fritz finds his heart cracking open. Can he prove to the sweet Callie that she will never be invisible, to him?
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Interview with Regina Scott
featuring Lady Calantha “Callie” Dryden from Never Court a Count
Tell us a little about yourself, your family, and friends.
Thank you very much for inviting me. I am Lady Calantha Dryden, Callie to family and friends. And it’s generally my older sister, Larissa, or my younger sister, Belle, who gets the lion’s share of the attention. I don’t mind. I’m the quiet sort. But as the middle daughter of the Duke of Wey, there are expectations that I will make an attempt to do well in polite society. And Belle has expectations too. She asked Larissa, me, and our good friend, Petunia Bateman, to vow we would do everything we could to see four of us all wed by harvest. No one refuses Belle.
Thank you very much for inviting me. I am Lady Calantha Dryden, Callie to family and friends. And it’s generally my older sister, Larissa, or my younger sister, Belle, who gets the lion’s share of the attention. I don’t mind. I’m the quiet sort. But as the middle daughter of the Duke of Wey, there are expectations that I will make an attempt to do well in polite society. And Belle has expectations too. She asked Larissa, me, and our good friend, Petunia Bateman, to vow we would do everything we could to see four of us all wed by harvest. No one refuses Belle.
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What is your greatest strength and your greatest flaw?
Depending on who you speak with, it’s the same trait. I remember everything I hear. Fritz, Count Montalban, says it’s a gift. Sometimes it doesn’t feel that way. There were no surprises growing up. Servants talk, and parents whisper. I knew about every gift and every trip, well in advance. People tend to overlook me, look past me, or look through me in company, and they say the most outrageous things in my hearing as a result. That’s how I ended up overhearing those two men talking about how they plan to ruin the count and his brother, Prince Otto Leopold. |
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What single thing do you most like about Fritz, Count Montalban, and what single thing really drives you crazy?
I like that he’s focused on protecting his family. That was his role when he was the Captain of the Imperial Guards. Now that he’s been elevated to count, he still feels it his duty to protect. But I cannot like the way he flatters me. We may be pretending to be engaged so he can take me all over London to help identify the men I heard plotting against him, but does he have to act so besotted? One would think he was actually falling in love with me! And that makes it harder to confess that I’m falling in love with him.
I like that he’s focused on protecting his family. That was his role when he was the Captain of the Imperial Guards. Now that he’s been elevated to count, he still feels it his duty to protect. But I cannot like the way he flatters me. We may be pretending to be engaged so he can take me all over London to help identify the men I heard plotting against him, but does he have to act so besotted? One would think he was actually falling in love with me! And that makes it harder to confess that I’m falling in love with him.
What is your favorite Bible verse?
It’s very comforting to know He’s walking beside me and will give me strength when my own fails.
Bonus. What one piece of advice would you like to give readers?
Remember that you are uniquely made, with gifts and talents all your own, and that makes you beautiful.
Remember that you are uniquely made, with gifts and talents all your own, and that makes you beautiful.
Regina Scott
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Award-winning author Regina Scott writes warm, witty historical romance. Her stories meld humor, history, and hijinks that have readers and reviewers raving. With more than 50 works and over 1,000,000 books read worldwide, she sweeps her readers into the romance of history with every book. Learn more about her at her website, www.reginascott.com, where you can sign up to receive exclusive free stories.
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