Table of Contents

Title Page

Copyright Page

Books by Theresa Romain

Acknowledgments

Author’s Note

Chapter 1 | In Which an Unbelievable Number of Biscuits Are Consumed

Chapter 2 | In Which the Viscount’s Life Is Threatened, but Not Seriously

Chapter 3 | In Which Breakfast Is the Most Important Meal of the Day

Chapter 4 | In Which Louisa Is Offered a Bathtub Shaped Like the Sphinx

Chapter 5 | In Which the Viscount Intentionally Walks through Manure

Chapter 6 | In Which They All Quake in Their Boots (or Slippers, as the Case May Be)

Chapter 7 | In Which No One Falls through Any Floors

Chapter 8 | In Which Baboon Behavior Leads to Unfortunate Consequences

Chapter 9 | In Which Portugal Is Lost

Chapter 10 | In Which a Friendly Embrace Is Perhaps a Bit More

Chapter 11 | In Which Plum Pudding Is Vulgar

Chapter 12 | In Which Her Ladyship Recarpets the Morning Room

Chapter 13 | In Which Serious Damage Is Done to the Contents of Purses

Chapter 14 | In Which Sapphires Are Ever So Tempting

Chapter 15 | In Which Both Dinner and a Husband Are on the Menu

Chapter 16 | In Which the Viscount Is Unhelpfully Helpful

Chapter 17 | In Which, Alas, There Is No Man-Tree

Chapter 18 | In Which Julia Comes to Appreciate French Sartorial Genius

Chapter 19 | In Which the Viscount Eventually Dances

Chapter 20 | In Which Pellington’s Special Recipe Figures Prominently

Chapter 21 | In Which a Carriage Plays Host to Unexpected Revelations

Chapter 22 | In Which Julia Must, Unfortunately, Face the Day

Chapter 23 | In Which the Second Letter Is More Significant

Chapter 24 | In Which Julia Is, for Once, at a Loss for Words

Chapter 25 | In Which More Than One Proposal Is Discussed

Chapter 26 | In Which Julia Realizes She Hadn’t Known What to Expect, After All

Chapter 27 | In Which Things Aren’t Strange, Then Are

Chapter 28 | In Which Her Ladyship Finds Out

Chapter 29 | In Which Louisa Finds Out

Chapter 30 | In Which a Note Passes through Several Hands

Chapter 31 | In Which Proposals Are Rescinded

Chapter 32 | In Which Julia Receives a History Lesson

Chapter 33 | In Which Simone Gets Lost

Chapter 34 | In Which They All Live Happily Ever After, and Even Have Plum Pudding

Thank You

About Theresa Romain

Chapter 2 | Containing All the Ingredients for a Scandal Broth