The Bridal Strain: Emily and Colin’s Wedding

Lady Emily Ashton accepted Colin Hargreaves's proposal only after a significant amount of wooing, but what rational woman would refuse a man who deeds to her all the books in his library?After a harrowing investigation in Vienna, they have arrived at Emily's villa on the Greek island of Santorini, and the time, at last, has come for them to marry.THE BRIDAL STRAIN is a three thousand word short story in the bestselling Lady Emily series. This edition also contains two short essays on writing historical fiction.