Grenville 02 - Lord John's Dilemma (21 page)

The night before, as she had sat by the fire in her luxurious new bedroom suite at Grenville Manor, she had prayed that the spirits of her departed loved ones could be in attendance on the morrow. Now as she took her beloved John’s arm and faced the vicar, she felt a certain warmth across her shoulders as though someone was draping a mantle over her. She knew it for the warmth of her father’s touch. Cordelia smiled as tears of happiness spilled over onto her cheeks. She knew then, without doubt, that her family approved of her Major Lambeth. Their blessing made this glorious day complete.

Author’s Note

I hope that no one will think that I have treated the problem of melancholia too lightly. I have vast firsthand knowledge of the disorder, being bi-polar. Lord John was not bi-polar, however, but suffered from melancholia produced by circumstances, also known as battle fatigue. The reader can be confident that as events receded, to be replaced by the happy circumstances of his family life, his bouts would happen less and less frequently, and finally, not at all.

G.G. Vandagriff is a traditionally published author who has recently gone Indie. She loves the Regency period, having read Georgette Heyer over and over since she was a teen. She also has a great many fans of her earlier books, particularly the award-winning
The Last Waltz
and
The Only Way to Paradise
, who are anxious to read sequels! And her mystery fans are always urging her to write another book featuring her wacky genealogical sleuths, Alex and Briggie. Obviously, G.G. likes to genre hop! In addition to her fiction, she has written two nonfiction works.

She studied writing at Stanford University and received her master’s degree at George Washington University. Though she has lived many places throughout the country, she now lives with her husband, David, a lawyer and a writer, on the bench of the Wasatch Mountains in Utah. From her office she can see a beautiful valley, a lake, and another mountain range. She and David have three grown children four delightful grandsons and one wonderful granddaughter.

After playing with, reading to, and doing crafts with her grandchildren, her favorite pastime is traveling with her husband. She goes to Italy once a year for medicinal purposes (and research—read
The Only Way to Paradise
). She has recently added Istanbul and Barcelona to her list of favorite places. G.G.’s favorite classic authors are Tolstoy, Charlotte Bronte, and Jane Austen. Her favorite contemporary authors are A. S. Byatt, John Fowles, Marisa de los Santos, and Emily Giffin.

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