Painting The Summer

The extremely wealthy Cavendish family is viewed by most as the height of glamour and respectability. However, when Alex Trevellion, a renowned young artist, is invited to paint their portraits, he sets in motion a series of events that blows their conventional facade to pieces. I am literally posting this as I write it, so am afraid this is a very rough first draft. As always, all your comments and suggestions as to how I can improve are most appreciated.

• Chapter 1 - Her Faded Beauty"The first two chapters are ..."
• Chapter 2 - In The Attic"In this chapter I introduce..."
• Chapter 3 - Waiting For Laurence"The party gets underway, bu..."
• Chapter 4 - The Enchantress At Work"Augusta attempts to put her..."
• Chapter 5 - Tangled Web"The love lives of the young..."
• Chapter 6 - The Spark Of An Idea"As the party hots up, Augus..."
• Chapter 7 - Spinning The Bottle"The party begins to spiral ..."
• Chapter 8 - Out With A Bang!"The party reaches its drama..."
• Chapter 9 - Preparations"Augusta eagerly awaits the ..."
• Chapter 10 - At The Reach"We get a glimpse into the l..."
• Chapter 11 - Race Through The Countryside"We learn more about Sophie:..."
• Chapter 12 - An Artist's Perception"Alex arrives at The Grange ..."
• Chapter 13 - Meeting The Family"Alex meets the rest of the ..."
• Chapter 14 - More Than Just A Game"During breakfast the follow..."
• Chapter 15 - Charity And Uncharitability"Myles breaks the news of Na..."
• Chapter 16 - Night Encounter"For Augusta, a sleepless ni..."
• Chapter 17 - In The Enemy Camp"Erica has an unexpected off..."
• Chapter 18 - Behind The Mask"Augusta has her portrait pa..."
• Chapter 19 - Hidden Longings"The first part of the barbe..."
• Chapter 20 - Observations Of An Outsider"The second half of the barb..."
• Chapter 21 - The Finished Product"While Augusta suffers a dis..."
• Chapter 22 - The Poet Revealed"Izzy confronts her mother a..."
• Chapter 23 - At A Loss"This might seem like a fill..."
• Chapter 24 - Sheer Abandon"Jay shows Alex around the v..."
• Chapter 25 - Shadows"Shadows lurk even in the su..."
• Chapter 26 - Weaving Her Magic"Augusta adopts a more direc..."
• Chapter 27 - Playing Detective"In London, Alex takes the o..."
• Chapter 28 - The Key"Jay is put down by his moth..."
• Chapter 29 - Trespassing"Alex goes to Myles' flat an..."
• Chapter 30 - Confrontations and Consequences"Erica pays Laurence a visit..."
• Chapter 31 - Scoring Points"This is the first of the ch..."
• Chapter 32 - Ulterior Motives"As the party progresses, th..."
• Chapter 33 - In The Woods"The scene between Jay and A..."
• Chapter 34 - Agonising And Acceptance"As the party breaks up back..."
• Chapter 35 - On A Mission"Izzy takes matters into her..."
• Chapter 36 - Doubts"Jay is not the only one to ..."
• Chapter 37 - Secrets"Jay learns more of Alex's c..."
• Chapter 38 - Coming Alive"Izzy's life takes an unexpe..."
• Chapter 39 - Ultimatum"Augusta Shows Her Hand. "
• Chapter 40 - Getting In Deeper"Alex confesses to Jay while..."
• Chapter 41 - Voices"Suddenly Izzy's and Jay's l..."
• Chapter 42 - Breaking Up"Georgia makes an unpleasant..."
• Chapter 43 - Seeing Red"Not everything runs smoothl..."
• Chapter 44 - The Great Unveiling"Alex reveals the portraits ..."
• Chapter 45 - In Pursuit Of Justice"Alex reveals his true reaso..."
• Chapter 46 - The Fall-Out"Does any of this feel rushe..."
• Chapter 47 - The Women In His Life"Myles tries to sort things ..."