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Thomas Lyndon’s Choice
Lady Eleanor Catterline, daughter of the Earl Charles of Greenfell, exiled to London and well on the way to spinsterhood, finally realizes that the horseman who almost ran her down outside Reeves’ Book Nook was just another in a line of 'almost' apparent accidents that might not be accidents at all. This time only the timely intervention by a stranger saved her from serious injury. A stranger who, after assuring himself that she was unhurt and admonishing her about being more careful about her welfare and the dangers walking of Cheapside London side streets, took his leave without any further ado.
Sir Thomas Lyndon, former Royal Navy Captain whose sole focus in life now was finding the murderers of his parents and sister, did not want to have anything distracting from his self-imposed task, but his realization that the woman he pushed out of the way of a hit-and-run rider was the probable target of an attempt on her life kept nagging at him and his conscience; especially since he had seen her before, as she resided in a residence within line of sight of his own, much more modest, Mayfair flat. She might not have taken notice of him, but had certainly attracted his—purely intellectual—interest.
Thomas was in no doubt that the rider who had almost run her down, possibly fatally injured her and then just continued on without stopping had done so with premeditation. How could he possibly live with himself if, with him turning his back on the woman, she eventually did fall victim to the attempts on her life, which surely would continue until they were successful?
NOTE: This novel contains love scenes with mildly explicit sexual elements.