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  The Viscount Who Misplaced His Reputation A Mills & Swoon Short   In the agreeable scandal factories of Georgian London, reputations were delicate objects—rather like porcelain teacups. One careless moment and they shattered upon the ground, echoing through the chattering classes the moment a delicious rumour appeared. Lord Alistair Hawthorne, Viscount Bellmere, had misplaced his entirely. This was not, to be clear, an accident. The trouble began on a Tuesday, which is a particularly dangerous day for respectable men. Sundays encourage virtue, Mondays encourage work, but by Tuesday mischief begins creeping in through the hidden door of fresh hopes.     On this particular Tuesday, the viscount was discovered emerging from the conservatory at Lady Pembroke’s garden party with Miss Eliza Fairleigh. Miss Fairleigh was not his fiancée. Miss Fairleigh was not even particularly known to him until approximately twenty minutes earlier. She was, however...

The Widow Who Borrowed Husbands In the polite districts of Bath there existed a woman whom respectable matrons referred to only in whispers. Mrs Arabella Devereaux. A widow of three years, excellent posture, alarming wit, and a reputation for borrowing husbands the way other ladies borrowed shawls. Not permanently, you understand. Just for an evening. Arabella herself considered the arrangement perfectly civilised. A husband, she reasoned, was a dreadful thing to own outright — expensive, noisy, and inclined to develop opinions. But borrowing one occasionally ? Delightful. Her system was admirably organised. Thursdays were reserved for supper companions. Saturdays for dancing partners. Sundays, naturally, for philosophical discussions about the nature of love, which most gentlemen agreed were best conducted near a sofa. The wives of Bath, however, were less appreciative of Arabella’s intellectual curiosity. “She is dangerous,” declared Mrs Hardwick at the Pump Room, clutching...

  The Love Clinic — Why Do People Fall for Unavailable Partners? Welcome to The Love Clinic. Today’s question is one that many people quietly recognise in their own lives: why do we sometimes fall for people who are emotionally unavailable? It is a pattern that appears again and again in modern relationships. Someone becomes fascinated with a partner who cannot fully commit, who sends mixed signals, or who seems distant just when intimacy begins to grow. At first glance, it might seem irrational. Why would anyone choose a relationship that cannot truly develop? Psychologists suggest that several powerful emotional forces can make unavailable partners strangely attractive. One reason is the psychology of pursuit. When something feels difficult to obtain, it can become more desirable. This is sometimes called the “scarcity effect.” When a person seems distant or elusive, the attention they do give may feel unusually valuable. Small gestures — a message, a compliment, a brief moment o...

Why Do People Fall in Love with Strangers? Welcome to the love podcast. Today we’re exploring a question that has fascinated poets, psychologists, and storytellers for centuries: why do people sometimes fall in love with complete strangers? It can happen in the most ordinary moments. Two people notice each other across a room. A brief conversation on a train feels unexpectedly meaningful. A glance, a smile, or a shared laugh suddenly seems charged with possibility. But what is actually happening in the mind when a stranger suddenly becomes someone who feels deeply important? Psychologists suggest that part of the answer lies in how the human brain processes novelty. We are naturally drawn to new experiences and unfamiliar faces. When we encounter someone we do not know, our brains begin rapidly filling in the gaps with imagination. Because we know very little about the stranger, we often project qualities onto them. We may imagine they are kinder, more interesting, or more compatible w...

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☕ Kindle Edition £0.00 or £2.24 to buy Paperback £7.99 incl. VAT Other New from £7.99 Read now Start your 30-day free trial Sarnia de la MareSarnia de la Mare Coffee Break Romance Shorts 1: The Judge and the Model and Other Stories (Mills and Swoon) Kindle Edition by Sarnia de la Mare (Author), Sarnia de la Maré FRSA (Author), The Marchioness of Dorchester (Author) Format: Kindle Edition Part of: Mills and Swoon (2 books) See all formats and editions From the author of Mills & Swoon comes another quartet of irresistible tales — brief enough for a coffee, deep enough to linger all day. Each collection is paired with a poem — a literary encore in true Mills & Swoon fashion, by her Eminence The Marchioness of Dorchester with sharp and shocking rhymes of the heart. The Marchioness of Dorchester (fl. 1660–1675) is the poetic alter ego of British author and artist Sarnia de la Maré FRSA. Conceived as a 17th-century noblewoman, salon hostess, and secret writer of romantic verse, t...