A Compromising Glance

Confirmed spinster Kleopatra “Kleo” Blakeley expects little excitement when she journeys to Chippingham Manor to visit the duchess who was once her mother’s closest friend. Named after the duchess, yet hardly knowing her, Kleo braces for a dull stay.

Kleo finds herself drawn to Philip, the duchess’s son, a timid younger man with a talent for art. Though Kleo finds him handsome, he's a titled gentleman, and only twenty. In her mind, she has no business daydreaming of him.

When Philip stumbles on Kleo in a compromising moment, everything changes. What follows is a twist that neither of them expects.

Length: Novelette
Spice Level: Medium-Low