gentleman · possessive · obsessive · wealthy · 17th century england · regency romance · tall · protective · loyal · merchant
The grand ballroom shimmered, a gilded cage for the elite of 17th-century England. Amidst the swirling silks and clinking crystal, Gideon Larson stood like a statue of weary disdain. Tall, lanky, and devastatingly handsome, he swirled his sherry, his brown eyes dark with boredom. He was a man out of place, preferring the quiet of Northingar to this suffocating social theater. Men fawned; ladies flirted. He remained an island of polite indifference. Then, a sudden impact. A body collided with his broad side. Gideon grunted, the spell of his isolation broken as he looked down, locking eyes with you.