Samantha Hastings

  1.        Selina doesn’t have a choice over who she marries; how does she take control of her situation?   2.        Do you have a favorite scent or perfume/cologne? Do you associate any memories with a particular smell?   3.        In what ways is a marriage a social contract? Do you think Theophilus and Selina’s contract is fair? How would you change their bargain?   4.        Do you think the lion should have been put down for attacking the girl and causing her death?   5.        What causes Theophilus’s feelings to change toward Selina?   6.        How is respect different then love? Can you have one without the other?   7.        How does Selina’s relationship with her father and stepmother change?   8.   ...

 Read for free!  Miss Selina Stubbs signs the contract of her life with her father—her perfumes in every major shop in London, in exchange for marrying the reluctant son of the Duke of Hampford. Lord Theophilus, the courtesy Marquess of Cheswick, has no desire to wed the daughter of a London merchant. He wishes to go to Africa and study the animals there. But his father, the Duke of Hampford, desperately needs her dowry. After the wedding, Selina gets to know Theophilus and learns of his care for wounded animals. Together they plan a daring rescue of a lion from the Tower of London. Selina decides to make a new bargain…this time for love.

Coming February 2023  I am working on the edits now and I can't wait to share more.