Nicolette Pritchard

Nicolette Pritchard, a character in The Unexpected Heiress series, is the Baroness Pritchard and part of the Somersets' aristocratic social circle. She is first seen in Chapter 4.

Appearance
Nicolette has brown eyes, black hair, and tan skin. She wears a pink gown with lace details.

Personality
Nicolette is spirited and curious, but can be nosy, especially if she has had too much to drink. Effie believes that Nicolette might be trying to relive her glory days as a debutante. She loves to gossip and might miss being the center of everything, conducting the drama.

The Unexpected Heiress

 * Chapter 4: Roses & Thorns
 * Chapter 5: Without a Trace (Mentioned; Determinant)
 * Chapter 7: Belle of the Ball
 * Chapter 10: Power Play
 * Chapter 11: Upper Echelon
 * Chapter 12: The Hunter and the Prey
 * Chapter 13: Raising the Stakes
 * Chapter 14: Buried Truths
 * Chapter 15: Reckoning

Stephen Pritchard
Stephen is her husband. They had met in a ball similar to the one thrown by the Whittenbys and he feels grateful that she agreed to spend her life with him. He thought she was the most stunning debutante and has always been more of the 'catch' between the two of them. She says that she adores him as well. According to Dowager Ashbourne, he worships the ground his wife walks on, even if she doesn't deserve it.

During a chat with Amelia, Rebecca, and Maude, Nicolette reveals that one time she disappeared for two weeks without warning her husband. He did nothing wrong, but she was bored and not happy being married; so she 'stole' their valet and motorcar and disappeared in a cottage in the Cotswolds. Once she returned, he was angry but quickly forgave her.

Your Character
You meet Lady Nicolette Pritchard at the garden party. You can earn her approval by acting American. In Chapter 10, if you accept the tiara from Francis, Nicolette comments on the size of its jewels and makes a remark about how Francis's poor heart must be mended after your sister's death.

Amelia Hayes
If asked, she states Amelia Hayes was a bit of a slippery one. Although the two of them had gotten into tiffs, Nicolette says she wanted to make sure Amelia wasn't running wild or do anything unseemly. She mentions that Amelia's attention span towards Francis seemed lacking and that she was always sending packages at the post office. According to Effie, Amelia wasn't very superficial and she and Nicolette did not see eye-to-eye.

Rebecca Huntsbury
Although they are usually pleasant to each other and run in the same social circle, Nicolette doesn't appreciate Rebecca's insinuation that she is a gossip.

Trivia

 * Her character model resembles Lorelai Lee from The Royal Romance series.
 * She shares her surname with Cora Pritchard from It Lives In The Woods.
 * You note that she and her husband are both in their forties.