St George’s of Hanover Square Website provides a short bio for all its rectors. For Robert Hodgson, it says:

1803
Robert Hodgson, M.A.

• He was also Vicar of Hillingdon; 1810-40; Archdeacon of St Alban’s, 1814-16; Dean of Chester, 1816-20; Dean of Carlisle, 1820-44. Through the marriage of his granddaughter to the Earl of Srathmore, he was an ancestor of Queen Elizabeth II and, obviously, to King Charles III.

Having this man’s name correct is the kind of thing Regency writers stress over. Though Robert Hodgson’s part in the tale is pronouncing the vows of the hero’s best friend and the woman Lord Richard Orson does not think is good enough for Sir Hunter Wickersham, it is important for the details to be accurate. [Please do not say this is a spoiler, for we only read Regency romances for that purpose, and Sir Hunter only plays a small part in maneuvering the hero and heroine together.]

Though Robert Hodgson plays only a small part in this series, he will make repeat appearances. Hodgson was born in 1773 to a father with the same name. His mother Mildred (née Porteaus) saw that young Robert was baptised on 22 September 1773 at St Peter’s Church in Congleton. Hodgson was a close relative (by marriage on his father’s side and by blood on his mother’s side) of Beilby Porteus, Bishop of London, about whom he wrote a biography. [Anthony R. Wagner, “Queen Elizabeth’s American Ancestry and Cousinship to George Washington and Robert E. Lee”, Genealogists’ Magazine, 8 (1939):368-75.]

On his mother’s side, he was a descendant of Augustine Warner Jr., who presided as the Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses during Bacon’s Rebellion (Warner served before the Rebellion in 1676, and after the Rebellion in 1677.), and through him a relative of America’s first president, George Washington.

Hodgson was educated at Macclesfield School and Peterhouse, Cambridge, where he graduated BA as 14th Wrangler in 1795. [“Hodgson, Robert (HG791R)”. A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.] For those of you are not familiar with the term “wrangler,” which I used in my yet to be published, Lady Glynis and the Earl, a “wrangler” is a term used at the University of Cambridge, for a student who gains first-class honours in the Mathematical Tripos competition. The highest-scoring student is the Senior Wrangler, the second highest is the Second Wrangler, and so on. By contrast, the person who achieves the lowest exam marks while still earning a third-class honours degree (that is, while still earning an honours degree at all) is known as the wooden spoon.

Robert Hodgson was rector of St George’s, Hanover Square for over forty years, from 1803 until his death in 1844. [The Gentleman’s Magazine, n.s. 22(Jul-Dec 1844):651.]

One man wants her dead. Another may love her forever.

For over a year, Lord Richard Orson has been quietly captivated by the unconventional Lady Emma Donoghue. Headstrong, brilliant, and unapologetically involved in causes that rattle Society’s comfort, Emma is nothing like the debutantes he’s expected to court.

But when he finds her bruised, confused, and alone in Covent Garden after midnight, Richard is thrust into a far more dangerous game.

Someone wants Emma silenced. And now, Richard has only moments to uncover the truth, protect her from harm, and keep her out of scandal’s reach. But staying focused is harder than he imagined—especially when every glance, every accidental touch, reminds him how perfectly she fits in his arms.

Tropes you’ll love:
 Protective hero / damsel in distress (with a twist)
 Bluestocking heroine
 Rescue & recovery romance
 Unlikely match / opposites attract
 Slow burn with rising suspense
 One bed (forced proximity)
 Hero falls first

As danger closes in and secrets are revealed, Richard must decide whether he’s willing to risk his life—and his heart—for a woman who’s always been worth the fight.

A suspenseful, slow-burn Regency romance where danger ignites desire, and love must outpace the clock.

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Book 4 – Lost in the Lyon’s Garden
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