Runaway Heart (2012) (edit title/settings)

Characters edit see section history

• Chelsea Halloway: "Chels" - Is about to turn 19; Has long, gold-lit auburn hair and bright silver eyes
• Bretton Wainwright: "Lord Wainwright" - "Brett" - Daisy's nephew; Is tall, with wide shoulders and a trim waist; Has ginger waves and deep blue eyes; 29 years old; Augusta's former lover
• Samuel Martin: "Sam" - Chelsea's best friend; 21 years old; Is tall and lanky
• Mrs. Farthing: Headmistress of Strubett's Finishing School
• Rupurt Lytton: "Lord Lytton" - Chelsea's trustee; Her father's dear friend; Has warm dark gray eyes
• Daisy Dobson: "Lady Dobson" - Chelsea's godmother; A widow
• Cybil Halloway: "Lady Halloway" - Chelsea's mother; Was like a sister to Daisy
• Cecil Halloway: Chelsea's uncle; Augusta's husband; Was an older man
• Augusta Halloway: "Augusta Radway" - "Gussie" - Chelsea's uncle's young widow; Chelsea's guardian; Patrick's older sister; 30 years old; Is attractive, vain and selfish; A tall, voluptious woman; Brett's former lover; Has sandy-colored curls
• Thelma: Daisy's lady maid
• Wrigley: Daisy's butler; An elderly man
• Josey: Abused girl Chelsea saves
• Pratt: Bretts valet
• John Strand: "Colonel Strand" - A flirt who is courting Chelsea; Is very good-looking and charming; Has blond hair
• Frederica: Chelsea's dear friend from school
• Sally: Chelsea's dear friend from school
• Beau Brummell: Brett's good friend; He can make or break you with the ton
• Lady Jersey: Daisy's dear friend
• Selina: Chelsea's new friend in London
• Reginald Aldwych: "Sir Reginald" - "Reggie" - Is courting Chelsea; Is boring
• Thomas Wolfson: Sam's friend
• Charles Peters: "Sir Charles" - Is courting Chelsea; Brett's friend; 31 years old; Has hazel eyes
• Susan Breccon: Lyla's older sister; Young woman that Sam is courting; Is tall, blonde and attractive
• Lyla Breccon: Susan's younger sister; A young woman; Is blonde, bubbly and a bit on the plump side
• Lady Rubbard: A rail thin lady
• Patrick Radway: Augusta's younger brother; A strikingly handsome man; Has white gold hair and pale blue eyes
• Vincent Tillbury: Is courting Chelsea
• Jem: Big brute that liked to beat on Josey
• Tom: A large, greasy-looking man with a large paunch for a stomach
• Puggly: Daisy's dog; A small pug with a black face
• Susie: Daisy's cat; Is old and fat
• Patches: Chelsea's kitten; Is white with two black squares on its fur
• Cricket: Chelsea's black stallion

Quotes edit see section history

• “Look at a man like that, minx, and you will get more than you bargained for.”

  Bretton Wainwright

• “I shall love you from this life into the next. Whither you go, I go, my very own heart and soul.”

  Bretton Wainwright

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Strubett's Finishing School
• London, England
• Lytton House
• Lymington, England
• Kensington House
• Hyde Park
• Thames Fair
• Devonshire, England
• The Bloody Tower
• Westminster Abbey
• Kensington Square
• Drury Theatre
• Tattersall's
• The Pantheon Bazaar
• Barbados
• Georgetown
• Almack
• Kensington Gardens
• Wainwright Manor
• United States of America
• The Tides: A ship

First Sentence edit see section history

Table of Contents edit see section history

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Claudy Conn (Author)

Other Contributors:

1. Karen Babcock (Editor)
2. Kendra Egert (Cover Artist)

First Edition edit see section history

Notes for Parents edit see section history

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Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Romance › Regency
• Books › Romance › Historical
• Books › Literature & Fiction

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Claudy Conn: Author's website

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