Once and Always (1990) (edit title/settings)

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• Jason Fielding: Lost his wife and son when their ship sank, Charles Fielding's illegitimate son, everyone else believes him to be Charles' nephew, Marquess of Wakefield, very rich and handsome, black hair, jade green eyes, strong, cruel yet gentle an touchable below the hard exterior
• Victoria Seaton: Red golden hair,deep blue eyes, heroine just looking for a place to belong,she is tough yet fragile, she is courageous yet vulnerable .. she is clever, strong-headed, funny, nice to ppl below her social level, kind and affectionate ... she is also the life and soul of any gathering, she lit the room with her laughter ... she is persistent, unpredictable and proud
• Caroline Collingwood: Robert's wife, Countess, nice lady and friend of Victoria
• Madame Dumosse: Seamstress, expensive, tailor
• Robert Collingwood: Jason's friend, Earl, lovable amiable character
• Flossie Wilson: Charles's maiden aunt, Victoria's chaperone, scatter-brained
• Melissa Fielding: Jason's wife, adulterous, raven-haired, beautiful, amoral, greedy, ran off with a lover with Jamie, the ship went down, no survivors.
• Jamie Fielding: Jason and Melissa's son, Melissa took him with her when she sailed to Barbados, the ship went down, no survivors.
• Charles Fielding: Duke of Atherton, Katherine's cousin/lover, gives Victoria a place to live in England, Jason's father,
• Andrew Bainbridge: Victoria's friend, five years Victoria's senior, only child of the village's wealthiest resident, taught Victoria to fish, swim, to shoot a pistol and to cheat at cards, wants to marry Victoria, loves her,
• Dorothy Seaton: 17 years old, Victoria's younger sister, blonde hair, blue eyes, well-mannered, sweet, her great-grandmother takes her in after her parents death,
• Katherine Seaton: Victoria's mother, was promised to by Patrick that he would never touch her sexually after Dorothy was born, estranged from her family in England
• Mike Farrell: Heavyset, middle aged, Captain,
• Franklin: Add a description of this character.
• Ruth: Victoria's personal maid,
• Dr. Morrison: Friend of Patrick's, elderly, taken on the responsibility of seeing the girls settled.
• Willie: Jason's dog,
• Mrs. Craddock: Works for Jason, cook, friends with Victoria,
• Mr. O'malley: Jason's Irish footman, Victoria's favorite footman
• Crowley
• John Collingwood: Caroline and Robert's son, 3 or 4 years old,
• Mrs. Tilden
• Lady Kirby: Wants her daughter to marry Jason,
• Sybil: Jason's mistress, brunet, opera dancer
• Grandmama: she is a duchess, rich family, tough, strong headed...Took in Dorothy but not Victoria,
• Atherton
• Marquis De Salle
• Patrick Seaton: Victoria's father, promised Katherine that he would never touch her sexually after Dorothy was born, Doctor, carriage bearing him had plunged down a riverbank, killed instantly
• Wolf: Half-dog, half-wolf, befriends Victoria,

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• “Love can’t be forced into existence.”

  Patrick Seaton

• “What sort of gift does a man give a goddess?”

  Charles Fielding

• “God help the London beaux this season. There isn’t going to be a heart left intact when you’re through with them.”

  Jason Fielding

• “For example, how would you ask me for writing materials in French?”“Mon pot d’encre veut vous emprunter votre stylo?” Victoria ventured.Caroline’s lips trembled with mirth. “You have just said, ‘My inkpot wishes to borrow your pen.’ ”“At least I was close,” Victoria said, and they both burst into gales of mirth.”

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• Portage, New York
• wakefield Park
• London
• England - 1815: Chapter One
• America
• India
• Europe
• Portage, New York - 1815: Chapter One
• France
• Wiltshire
• Portage
• Switzerland
• Scotland

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Table of Contents edit see section history

Series & Lists edit see section history

Followed by Something Wonderful.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Judith McNaught (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: CPB Box no. 975 vol. 6
• Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Contains sexual content.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Romance › Authors, A-Z › ( M ) › McNaught, Judith
• Books › Romance › Historical › Regency
• Books › Romance › Regency
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Historical

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