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• Lady Madeleine Vaillaint

  Lady Madeleine Vaillant

  Birthday: 24 February 1788

  Age (in AN INCONVENIENT MARRIAGE): 23

  Physical characteristics: Black hair, green eyes; slight French accent that becomes more noticeable when she is upset or excited.

  Occupation/interests: No occupation; she spends most of her time trying to be useful to her surrogate family.

  Home: Born in southern France to the comte and comtesse de Loubressac; has lived with the Stauntons since she was five.

  Madeleine Vaillant was smuggled out of France by a loyal nursemaid at the height of the Reign of Terror. Her parents sent her to stay with the Stauntons, their closest English friends, and apparently lost their lives to the guillotine. With the continued warfare in France, she has never been able to return to her native home, although dreams of her childhood still haunt her. She hides her sadness well, and most people find her to be cheerful and agreeable. She and Amelia Staunton share a sister-like bond, but Amelia’s marriage will force her to reconsider her life.

  
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  Posted 9 June 2009, 9:52 pm

• Malcolm MacCabe, earl of Carnach

  Malcolm MacCabe, earl of Carnach

  Birthday: 7 November 1781

  Age (in AN INCONVENIENT MARRIAGE): 30

  Physical characteristics: Dark, longish hair; grey eyes; muscled build; slightly crooked nose from a brawl with his brothers.
  

  Occupation/interests: Earl and laird of Clan MacCabe; enjoys estate management, tormenting his butler, and reiving.
  

  Home: Castle MacCabe, Scottish Highlands

  Malcolm inherited the title and the estate five years earlier, but due to a stipulation in his father’s will, he cannot inherit the unentailed funds necessary to keep the estate afloat until he marries. Malcolm is furious when he hears the will; he vowed never to marry after Ellie Stafford (his best friend Ferguson’s sister) turned down his proposal and became the marchioness of Folkestone instead. His vow hardened over the years, especially as the clan began to test his leadership just as they had tested his father for so many years. As laird of one of the most ungovernable clans in the Highlands, Malcolm can barely control his own family, let alone face the added challenge of marrying a woman who might try to change him.

  Luckily for him, his inner barbarian is rather easy to unleash. He just has to hope that his new wife will be appalled by his medieval behavior…

  
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  Posted 9 June 2009, 9:41 pm

• Lady Amelia Staunton

  Lady Amelia Staunton

  Birthday: 12 May 1787

  Age (in AN INCONVENIENT MARRIAGE): 24

  Physical characteristics: Blonde hair, blue eyes, medium height; tends to pace and talk to herself when angry or upset.
  

  Occupation/interests: Public persona: debutante. Private persona: anonymous Gothic novelist. Also likes gardening and riding.
  

  Home: Grew up at Whitworth, near the Rossendale forest in Lancashire, England; spends most of her time in London.

  Amelia started writing Gothic romances when she was seventeen. Her first Season was delayed when her father passed away, and she spent the year in mourning at her family’s estate in Lancashire. Writing filled her time, and when she debuted the following year, she found that the pleasures of the ton paled in comparison to her own characters. Now, at twenty-four, she has earned the nickname “the Unconquered” after turning down scores of proposals — and she is hopeful that she’ll soon be allowed to sink gracefully into spinsterhood.

  All she wants is to write full-time, but her mother is convinced that she should marry to secure her future. Amelia is devastated, but she quickly turns her fear into a battle plan. If she can just convince her husband that she’s not suitable to be his countess, she’ll be able to set up her own house. She just has to hope that she’ll succeed before her husband drives her mad…

  
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  Posted 9 June 2009, 8:17 pm

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  Posted 9 June 2009, 8:11 pm