Mina Bitmore

Mina Bitmore, a character in The Duchess Affair book, is a noble. She is first seen in Chapter 3.

Appearance
Mina has long grayish brown hair tied into a bun, brown eyes, and tanned skin. Her casual outfit consists of a yellow dress with white lace, a golden and silver necklace, and white pearl earrings.

Personality
Mina has a reputation for being sharp-tongued, and is not someone you'd want as an enemy. She is considered intelligent, calculating, and eager to chip away at the reputations of those around her. Campbell says that she has her eyes set on bigger prizes and on a title, and that she's very ambitious and cunning. Because of that, people were surprised that she married Francis who has no titles. She and her husband like showing off their wealth, and Mina specifically has always been prone to inflating her own achievements. According to Cecily, Mina has always been difficult, and in her mind the season never ended, which is why she's always treating the other ladies like rivals.

Background
Mina's father is a low-ranking baronet, and Mina barely had a dowry, which is why money was the main reason she married Francis. Before getting married, Mina tried her best to secure a title, and even came close a few times. Mina always hinted at having someone on the line who would give her everything she dreamed of and more, but no one could find who it was or if that person existed. Most of the society either finds Mina amusing, or fears her.

The Duchess Affair

 * Chapter 3: Country Gossip
 * Chapter 4: As the French Say (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 5: On Your Own (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 6: A Bloom with a View
 * Chapter 8: In the Hunt
 * Chapter 9: London Calling
 * Chapter 10: All That Glitters
 * Chapter 11: A Private Performance
 * Chapter 12: A Spectacular Spectacle (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 15: Behind the Mask (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 16: A Royal Labyrinth
 * Chapter 17: Caught in the Act (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 18: Dueling Hearts

Your Character
You are introduced to Mina in Chapter 3, and right away, she's sarcastic and hostile towards you. She says that you are the mystery woman that snatched Lawrence, and that you never even had a season. Near the end of Chapter 3, you see her through your window sneaking out of her estate, and kissing someone who isn't her husband.

In Chapter 6, if you chose to learn more about Mina from Cecily earlier, you can counter Mina's sharp tongue with a burn of your own. It makes Mina huff away, and you spend the rest of the party with Cecily and Nat.

In Chapter 10, you discover the man that she is having an affair with is your husband, Lawrence, and the pieces fall into place. She appears jealous of you because you married the man she hoped would give her a title, although she herself did not have enough money to entice a proposal from eligible titled men.

Francis Bitmore
Because Francis has no titles, Campbell believes that this eats Mina. Cecily says that their marriage wasn't a love match, and offers to tell you more about them in order to have some ammunition to wield next time Mina comes at you. When you discover that Mina is having a secret rendezvous with a lover, you wonder if Francis is aware and if their marriage is like Cecily's. Cecily tells you that it is not, and that Francis would be devastated if he discovered that Mina was unfaithful. Where she has no affection for him, his feelings for her are the opposite and he is fond of her.

Lawrence Bedford
Lawrence is the titled gentleman that Mina is having an affair with. In Chapter 9, the seamstress mentions Mina was recently fitted for new yet scandalous underthings. She also states that the affair must have started a short time after she wed Francis.

Nat Pippin
In Chapter 8, if you decide not to have Nat accompany you during the hunt and instead go with your husband, Mina is paired with Nat. In Chapter 11, if you decide not to share an opera box with Nat, Mina takes Nat away, asking the latter to help explain the opera to her.

Trivia

 * Her character model resembles Aveline from The Princess Swap.