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    His Inheritance
    His Inheritance
    His Inheritance
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    His Inheritance

    By Sullivan Clarke

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    Susanna Halbridge fears her father's death, not just because she adores him but because his passing will likely leave her and her mother destitute. Upon Robert Halbridge's passing, Halbridge Manor will be by law entailed to the nearest male relative, a distant cousin named Edmund Kingsley. The entailment can be broken, and Susanna's father agrees to try to get the rich heir to spare his wife and daughter. But when he dies before the meeting can be arranged, it is up to Susanna to plead her case.

    Edmund Kingsley is a stern man and does not care for Susanna's outspoken nature. He believes the headstrong young lady is in need of a firm hand, and with the heir holding all the power, Susanna is in little position to fight his attempts to tame her. Or is she?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBlushing
    Release dateFeb 12, 2015
    ISBN9781609686956
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      Absolutely awful. A "hero" disciplining a "heroine" to teach her obedience. Terrible.

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    His Inheritance - Sullivan Clarke

    His Inheritance

    By

    Sullivan Clarke

    Copyright 2015 Blushing Books and Sullivan Clarke

    Published by Blushing Books at Smashwords

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    Clarke, Sullivan

    His Inheritance

    eBook ISBN: 978-1-60968-695-6

    Cover Design by ABCD Graphics

    This book is intended for adults only. Spanking and other sexual activities represented in this book are fantasies only, intended for adults. Nothing in this book should be interpreted as Blushing Books' or the author's advocating any non-consensual spanking activity or the spanking of minors.

    Table of Contents:

    Chapter One

    Chapter Two

    Chapter Three

    Chapter Four

    Chapter Five

    About the Author

    Blushing Books

    Chapter One

    Susanna Halbridge knew something was wrong as soon as she walked into the room. Her mother was always prone to histrionics, but on this day it was clear that her distress was far beyond the typical hand wringing typical of Margaret Halbridge.

    Mama? Susanna laid the bundle of flowers she’d picked on the table and rushed over to where her mother was slouched in her chair, one hand across her brow and the other dangling at her side, clutching a letter.

    Susanna took it, dreading that it might be news of her grandmother’s passing. The older woman had been sickly since winter, and the whole family had been preparing for dire tidings.

    Is it Gram? she asked, afraid to look.

    Margaret Halbridge took her hand off her brow and looked at her daughter. Her face was flushed and tear-streaked. Oh, my dear, I don’t know how to tell you this, but it’s worse! William Patterson has made an offer of marriage… to Caroline Rothchild!

    Susanna said nothing. She could only blink as she reached for the chair near her mother’s and pulled it to her. She sank down onto the cushion, one hand gripping the armrest so hard that her knuckles paled. She dropped her eyes to the letter, needing confirmation that what she’d been told was true and not some dreadful mistake. But there, written in the same script she was so used to - the same script that covered pages and pages of love letters she kept tied in a bundle in her room, was a short missive informing the Halbridge family that he was to be married in a month’s time.

    There was no mention of Susanna, no mention of the times he’d come to call, of the long walks they’d taken, of the pleasantries they’d exchanged.

    There will be a wedding at Bratten Hall before the tulips bloom! her mother had proclaimed with glee the last time William had ridden away, tipping his hat towards Susanna before wheeling his white horse towards the stone pillars at the end of the lane leading to their modest but respectable manor house. Perhaps we can force some tulips in the hothouse, so you can have them in your bouquet! Do you think you would like that, Susanna?

    Susanna had only smiled, too lost in the memory of the kisses he’d stolen under the arbor that afternoon. She was in love, and he’d confessed to her that he felt the same. Her modest dowry was not a concern, he’d told her. He would soon have a degree in law, a respectable profession, and they could live in London where he was guaranteed a position with a good firm. She’d waited for him to formally ask for her hand, but he had not. That was disappointing and frustrating, but she consoled herself with the thought that William was a romantic and was likely waiting for just the right time, or was planning to come back with some special gift to give her, something special to commemorate the happy occasion of their engagement.

    As a longtime friend of your family, I was eager to let you be among the first to know, the letter said. I look forward to the day when you can meet sweet Caroline, and wish us joy…

    Margaret Halbridge let out a horrible wail and threw her arm back across her face. Susanna rose, trying to be understanding

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