His Outrageous Proposal

Special Offer Learn the origins of the Great Family! The Great Family was not always a great family. In October 1843, Anna & Rhys, Natasha & Seth, Elisa & Vaughn all face problems, their hearts heavy with the challenges of life. This is the origins story of the multiple Scandalous series, when the first great family gathering, where traditions which will last a generation are born and Anna & Rhys, Natasha & Seth, Elisa & Vaughn meld into a single, united family. Find out how the couples of the Scandalous family learn that together, they are stronger. This novelette has not been commercially released for sale. It is only available as a gift to readers of the series, who subscribe to Tracy’s Newsletter. To get your copy, see details after you have enjoyed His Outrageous Proposal. Table of Contents Special Offer About His Outrageous Proposal Praise for the Scandalous Family—The Victorians series. Title Page The Great Families CHAPTER ONE CHAPTER TWO CHAPTER THREE CHAPTER FOUR CHAPTER FIVE CHAPTER SIX CHAPTER SEVEN CHAPTER EIGHT CHAPTER NINE CHAPTER TEN CHAPTER ELEVEN CHAPTER TWELVE CHAPTER THIRTEEN CHAPTER FOURTEEN CHAPTER FIFTEEN CHAPTER SIXTEEN CHAPTER SEVENTEEN CHAPTER EIGHTEEN CHAPTER NINETEEN CHAPTER TWENTY CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE CHAPTER THIRTY CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE Did you enjoy this book? How to make a big difference! About the Author Other books by Tracy Cooper-Posey Copyright Information About His Outrageous Proposal Alice loves her family, but longs for independence… Lady Alice Thomasina Balfour is the acknowledged daughter of Dane, Duke of Wakefield, but her real father is Benjamin Hedley, her mother’s secret and lifelong partner. Her third father is Stephen Spearing, Esq., who is Dane’s secret partner. Alice is torn between her beloved family and their expectations and her need for the independence young, modern women are beginning to enjoy, which she believes she can have if she opens her own shop. She needs funds to do so, but as a woman, cannot take a loan with any bank. Her family for once, are not supportive.Garrick Lawrence Wortham is not a peer, but thanks to his family’s fortune and upper-class status, he is expected to marry into the peerage and solidify the family’s reputation. After refusing yet another debutante, Garrick feels obliged to bow to his father’s wishes to fund and manage a new, shocking project; the opening of a retail establishment by the daughter of the Duke of Wakefield, a peer whose family have fallen into disgrace and social ruin. But managing the willful woman’s new business venture is more taxing than he expected. It doesn’t help that the lovely Lady Alice is prickly, defensive and hiding secrets that, as he learns more, brings him to make an outrageous proposal… This book is part of the Scandalous Family—The Victorians series. This is the second spin-off series to feature a new generation of the Great Family, who are now scattering across Europe and beyond in search of adventure…and love.This story is part of the Scandalous Family—The Victorians series:1.0 His Parisian Mistress2.0 Her Rebellious Prince3.0 Their Foreign Affair4.0 His Outrageous Proposal…and more to come!A Victorian Era Historical Romance Praise for the Scandalous Family—The Victorians series. I can’t say enough how much I love the entire Scandalous series. You can expect each and every book to bring you incredible world-building with amazing attention to historically accurate details as well as unique and endearing characters that you can’t help but become emotionally attached to.Fascinating, exciting and a definite must-read. Tracy is a wonderful writer that loves a complicated story. While her stories are true to the Victorian era, she brings so much more to her books.The characters are full of emotion and suck you right into the story. I love how Tracy pulls the reader into the story and we feel we have a front row seat to the action, and feel all the ups and downs of the characters.One thing is for sure, this is not your usual Victorian romance. This story has a great, and at least for me, and unexpected plot.This is a really satisfying read! There's plenty of substance to the plot and an interesting storyline with intrigue, action and suspense as well as the delicious romantic relationship developed between the two main characters.Tracy Cooper-Posey has a succinct and yet enthralling writing style that creates such an immersive experience that I feel like I'm stepping into situations right alongside these characters that I am getting to know!You simply cannot go wrong with Cooper-Posey's historical fiction! The Great Families Elisa and Vaughn Wardell Marquess of Farleigh, Viscount Rothmere 1825 Raymond, Viscount Marblethorpe (stepson) 1839 William Vaughn Wardell 1839 John (Jack) Gladwin Lochlann Mayes (fostered in 1846) 1842 Sarah Louise Wardell (D) 1843 Peter Lovell Wardell (January) 1844 Gwendolyn (Jenny) Violet Moore Wardell (adopted in 1848) 1844 Patricia Sharla Victoria Mayes (fostered in 1846) 1849 Blanche Brigitte Colombe Bonnay (adopted in 1851) 1853 Emma Jane Wardell (adopted at birth) Natasha and Seth Williams Earl of Innesford, Baron Harrow (Ire.) 1839 Lillian Mary Harrow 1840 Richard Cian Seth Williams 1841 Neil Vaughn Williams 1843 Daniel Rhys Williams (February) 1846 Bridget Bronte Williams & Mairin May Williams 1849 Annalies Grace Williams Annalies and Rhys Davies Princess Annalies Benedickta of Saxe-Weiden, of the royal house Saxe-Coburg-Weiden, Formerly of the Principality of Saxe-Weiden. 1835 Benjamin Hedley Davies (adopted in 1845) 1842 Iefan William Davies 1843 Morgan Harrow Davies (October) 1843 Sadie Hedley Davies (adopted in 1845) 1846 Bronwen Natasha Davies 1848 Alice Thomasina Davies (adopted at birth) 1849 Catrin Elise Davies ~~And their children~~ Natasha and Raymond Devlin Viscount Marblethorpe 1857 Vaughn Elis Devlin (Raymond’s heir) 1861 Richard Seth Devlin Lilly and Jasper Thomsett 1862 Seth Eckhard Thomsett (heir) 1863 Elise Marie & Anne Louise Thomsett 1864 George Jasper Thomsett (stillborn) 1876 Jessica Louise Thomsett Sharla and Dane Balfour + Benjamin Hedley (Davies) Duke of Wakefield 1867 Jennifer Jane Balfour & Benjamin Dane Balfour (heir) 1868 Alice Thomasina