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Love and the Pursuit of Justice
Love and the Pursuit of Justice
Love and the Pursuit of Justice
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Diana Vanderwell is an American heiress enjoying the carefree lifestyle of the bright young people in 1920s London. Beautiful, wealthy, and headstrong, she has always been able to buy whatever she desires. But when she is accused of being an accessory to murder, she finds the handsome barrister she desperately wants is not so easily obtained. Graham Wetherington is a new partner with the law firm of Smythe and Company. A veteran of the Great War, he is serious about making his mark as a barrister. His fascination with the firm's new client threatens that goal, but there is no denying his attraction. Graham works to defend Diana, yet fend off her advances. Diana juggles her increasingly complicated lifestyle, a police investigation into the accessory charges, and her desire for Graham. Can a British barrister and an American heiress survive a criminal investigation and forge a life together?
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Release dateAug 31, 2016
ISBN9781509209187
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    Love and the Pursuit of Justice - C. K. Charlotte

    Inc.

    A commotion at the door caught his attention.

    A large, rambunctious group entered the hotel. Laughing and joking, they took over the room. From the sound of their accents, at least a portion of them were Americans. Graham had no sooner formed this thought when he heard it echoed by a matron nearby. Americans! Detestable people, loud and vulgar; they have the most appalling accents. Graham heard her confide to her companion.

    At that exact moment, a surprising apparition entered the room. Tall and slender, with ivory skin, shining eyes, and curly cropped ebony hair, the figure’s mannerisms suggested a female. But the clothing was mannish, topped with a fedora, and accessorized with an instrument case and a short riding crop. Graham stared in fascination.

    Seemingly feeling his gaze, the figure waved the crop in his direction, removed the hat, and provided him with an impish grin. Simultaneously, she—it must be a she, thought Graham—grabbed a flute of champagne from a passing waiter and released a deep, but decidedly feminine, laugh. Graham laughed as well. Who was this woman?

    Again the matron behind him voiced his thoughts. Who is that young woman? The one wearing the men’s clothing?

    Oh Elizabeth, her companion responded. "Haven’t you heard? The new darling of the bright young people: Diana Vanderwell, southern belle from Nashville. Very nouveau riche. Her father owns a publishing dynasty, I believe. The Mirror calls her the ‘Tennessee Princess.’ "

    LOVE AND THE PURSUIT OF JUSTICE is the second book in the Love and Pursuit series. LOVE AND THE PURSUIT OF LAW was released by The Wild Rose Press, Inc. on May 25, 2016.

    Love and the Pursuit of Justice

    by

    C. K. Charlotte

    Love and Pursuit Series, Book Two

    This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales, is entirely coincidental.

    Love and the Pursuit of Justice

    COPYRIGHT © 2016 by C. K. Charlotte

    All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission of the author or The Wild Rose Press, Inc. except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.

    Contact Information: info@thewildrosepress.com

    Cover Art by Diana Carlile

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    Publishing History

    First Vintage Rose Edition, 2016

    Digital ISBN 978-1-5092-0918-7

    Love and Pursuit Series, Book Two

    Published in the United States of America

    Prologue

    Brighton, England, March 1926

    Henrietta Copperway walked slowly beside her best friend Cordelia Simons, prayer book and Bible in hand, on her way to St. Mary’s Church. Reverend Price was presiding over the funeral of her long time neighbor, Mrs. Mabel Greenville, this morning, and Henrietta found it necessary to stop and sob loudly every few feet.

    I cannot believe Mabel’s gone. She sniffed and dabbed at her eyes with the monogramed handkerchief given to her by her late husband on her thirtieth wedding anniversary. Her hair may have been gray and her face lined, but she was only forty-five years of age!

    I remember when Mabel and George Greenville first moved to Brighton, Cordelia said. They were so happy. George was a successful solicitor; he purchased Ramsey House. The neighbors talked, it was such a large residence for just the two of them. But then they were blessed with two beautiful children, Suzanne and Henry. And even after Henry went off to Oxford, Suzanne stayed to care for her parents. Such a lovely family.

    Things have not been so lovely lately. Henrietta glanced behind her and lowered her voice. I hear George’s legal practice shows little growth. Mabel confided he was frequently preoccupied and spent more and more time in London.

    "Tsk, tsk. Cordelia made a disapproving sound with her tongue. No good ever came of spending extra time in London; no wonder Mabel’s been having those fainting spells."

    Henrietta interrupted, Mabel has been complaining of pains around her heart and in her abdomen for years. Dr. Morris blamed them on a weak heart and the change of life.

    "Tsk. Tsk." Cordelia weighed in.

    Henrietta continued unabated. Eileen, the Greenville’s maid, says she served the usual luncheon to George, Mabel, and Suzanne on Sunday: a glass of Burgundy and a beef joint with vegetables, followed by a gooseberry tart with custard. Almost immediately, Mabel complained of stomach pains. George gave her more Burgundy, which made her violently ill. George and Suzanne carried her upstairs to bed. Then George ran across the street for Dr. Morris, who dispensed medications and promptly left.

    Well, I heard from his nurse, Nancy Nemeth, Cordelia chimed in, that the medications contained bismuth and morphine. And when she went back to check on Mabel, she found her vomiting. Nancy gave Mabel a dose of medicine, but there was no noticeable improvement. So when Nancy returned a second time at midnight and Mabel was even worse, she asked George to fetch Dr. Morris. But old George dallied most curiously on his short mission across the road; an hour later, Nancy sent Suzanne to fetch her father.

    Cordelia paused to make sure she had Henrietta’s full attention. And when Suzanne finally retrieved him, he was alone and smiling! Nancy was incensed. ‘You must fetch the doctor without delay,’ she told George. But old George, although he went out again, returned almost at once to say he could not roust the doctor. Nancy was forced to fetch the doctor herself. He administered some pills, but it was too late. Within the hour, poor Mabel had passed on.

    However, Cordelia paused for emphasis, not before saying, ‘this is all George’s fault!’ 

    Henrietta’s eyes widened as her wits worked overtime. I have heard talk George has been seen around London…with a young thing with curly, cropped hair wearing trousers, no less.

    Cordelia gasped. You don’t think George—? she began, but her question was temporarily quashed by a stern glance from Reverend Price as they entered St. Mary’s.

    Chapter One

    The Cavendish Hotel, London, April 1926

    Graham Wetherington rushed through the streets of London, trying to keep pace with his law partner, Ivy Smythe Henderson, and her husband, the Honorable Bryan Henderson, on their way to the Cavendish Hotel. As the newest barrister at Smythe and Company—a firm consisting of Ivy and her father, Edward Smythe—Graham often found himself hurrying after Ivy. One of the country’s first female barristers, Ivy was a force to be reckoned with.

    Graham found Bryan, a member of the landed gentry, no less impressive. Nevertheless,

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