Be calm, she thought. Be gracious. Be twenty-two.
Lady Olivia Fanton is eager to prove she’s no longer a child. However, just as she thinks she’s found a suitable match in suave Mr. Manning, charismatic Captain Jem Ford walks back into her life, bringing with him all the embarrassment of her infatuation four years before!
She’s determined to appear mature, distant, friendly. But dare she hope he’ll notice her as the lady she’s become?
The Chadcombe Marriages miniseries
Book 1—Waltzing with the Earl
Book 2—The Captain’s Disgraced Lady
Book 3—The Makings of a Lady
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CATHERINE TINLEY has loved reading and writing since childhood, and has a particular fondness for love, romance and happy endings. She lives in Ireland with her husband, children, dog and kitten, and can be reached at catherinetinley.com, as well as through Facebook and @CatherineTinley on Twitter.
The Chadcombe Marriages miniseries
Waltzing with the Earl
The Captain’s Disgraced Lady
The Makings of a Lady
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The Makings of a Lady
Catherine Tinley
ISBN: 978-1-474-07412-4
THE MAKINGS OF A LADY
© 2018 Catherine Tinley
Published in Great Britain 2018
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For all my McCoy, Talbot, Sloan, Ferris, Tinnelly and
Hemingway relatives—it’s a privilege to be part of
this big, warm, supportive, close family. Love you all.
And for all midwives—co-mothers, wise women,
mothers of light. You who protect the gateway to life,
hold two lives in your hands, and stand or sit or kneel
With Women. We mothers salute you.
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