Where the Bluebells Bloom
(2026)(A book in the Blue Ruin Society Ladies series)
A Story by Sandra Sookoo
When life is horrid without hope, it’s time to change the status quo in whatever way possible…
The year is 1807 and Lady Angelica Coatesfield, Duchess of Tittleford, wishes she were anyone but who she is. Married to a duke isn’t everything wonderful the beau monde makes it out to be, especially when that duke holds little respect for her. Most days she dreams of escaping her gilded, hellish cage but knows she’s trapped. The only respite is seeing Mr. Marsden, her husband’s solicitor, during monthly visits. He’s a light in her dark world.
Mr. Caleb Marsden is proud of his position as solicitor to the Duke of Tittleford. However, it comes with one huge drawback—he’s been in love with the duchess for years. Though he’s aware of how horrible the duke treats his wife, there is naught he can do about it, so he maintains his silence on both fronts. Yet there is an undeniable connection between them he’d be a fool to continue ignoring. Should he risk all for a forbidden romance?
While the ducal couple is at their manor in the Surrey countryside, Caleb is invited to stay on for fishing and to keep the duchess company while the duke is away on business. He accepts; it’s the opportunity he’s waited for. While caught in a rainstorm, secret longings and hidden desires come into the light, and when they’re acted upon, there’s no going back for either of them. A future is planned where the bluebells bloom, but the likelihood of claiming it is dubious at best… unless fate intervenes.
…proving if there is a will, there might be a way even if it is under suspicious circumstances.
Genre: Historical Romance
The year is 1807 and Lady Angelica Coatesfield, Duchess of Tittleford, wishes she were anyone but who she is. Married to a duke isn’t everything wonderful the beau monde makes it out to be, especially when that duke holds little respect for her. Most days she dreams of escaping her gilded, hellish cage but knows she’s trapped. The only respite is seeing Mr. Marsden, her husband’s solicitor, during monthly visits. He’s a light in her dark world.
Mr. Caleb Marsden is proud of his position as solicitor to the Duke of Tittleford. However, it comes with one huge drawback—he’s been in love with the duchess for years. Though he’s aware of how horrible the duke treats his wife, there is naught he can do about it, so he maintains his silence on both fronts. Yet there is an undeniable connection between them he’d be a fool to continue ignoring. Should he risk all for a forbidden romance?
While the ducal couple is at their manor in the Surrey countryside, Caleb is invited to stay on for fishing and to keep the duchess company while the duke is away on business. He accepts; it’s the opportunity he’s waited for. While caught in a rainstorm, secret longings and hidden desires come into the light, and when they’re acted upon, there’s no going back for either of them. A future is planned where the bluebells bloom, but the likelihood of claiming it is dubious at best… unless fate intervenes.
…proving if there is a will, there might be a way even if it is under suspicious circumstances.
Genre: Historical Romance