Miss Pendleton

Lora Pendleton, renowned matchmaker in high society, believed this assignment too would be smooth sailing. She was to find a match for Ian Dalton, a prime bachelor and a major landowner. That was until she met the man himself, draped in defiance. “You must have heard how much effort my sister put in to force me here.” With a straight nose and eyes radiating refined dignity, Pendleton thought any lady would be lucky to ride back to his estate in his carriage. She soon realized how accurate her judgment was. “Are you suggesting that I marry another woman?” His usually handsome face twisted unusually before he spoke. “Marry me, Miss Pendleton.” A delicately cut diamond ring sparkled towards Lora Pendleton, a twenty-nine-year-old spinster. *This work is a fictional romance fantasy with creative elements.