Another Chance

Chapter 1 London, 1818 Daniel Blake, Earl of Graystone, gazed out at the night from the window of his bedchamber in his London townhouse. He hadn’t been back to London for more than a year. Since before Isabel had fallen ill. They’d been at their country home when her illness began and she died there. Now he was a widower with two small children. And rather at a loss what to do now. “My lord, have you decided whether or not to attend Lady Whittington’s ball tonight?” his valet asked. “Yes, Franks, I’ll attend,” he replied without turning around. Time to get back into society. He didn’t plan on getting married again. Couldn’t imagine any woman replacing Isabel. But one day his son and daughter would need to make matches and so he would have to play the games of the ton.