Ernest Sinclaire

Ernest Sinclaire, a character in Desire & Decorum series, is the master of Ledford Park and one of your love interests. He is first seen in Book 1, Chapter 1.

Appearance
Mr. Sinclaire has curly brown hair, blue eyes and slightly fair skin. He wears a white shirt with a scarf around his neck, beige vest, and navy jacket with brown trousers.

Personality
Mr. Sinclaire is very pessimistic and judges people easily, as shown in Chapter 1 when he didn't have an open mind when meeting your character.

However, as your character gets to know him, he comes out of his shell a little. As Mr. Chambers says in Book 2, Chapter 6, "For a man of few words, he certainly seems to have many for you, my lady."

Your Character
He is one of your love interests. Their first encounter is in the country village of Grovershire when he passes you and Briar. He doesn't seem very impressed initially, but you soon start to win him over. At his dinner party in Chapter 6, he defends you from being ridiculed by Felicity Holloway. In Chapter 11, he saves you from being assaulted by Duke Richards. In a premium scene of the same chapter, he is able to open up about how he discovered that his wife had an affair with the Duke. In Chapter 13, you can choose to sit next to him during your father's funeral and be comforted by him. If you told your father about your interest in Mr. Sinclaire, you will mention it to him and he will be glad to hear about his support. In Chapter 16, when you need to get married in order to fulfill the terms of your father's will, you are able to choose him and declare your love to him. If you do, he will say that he loves you, too, and asks you to be his wife. Depending on your choices, you are able to kiss for the first time and, in a premium scene, spend time alone in the gardens. Before you can tell anyone about your engagement, your grandmother declares your betrothal to Duke Richards.

In Book 2, you can continue your romance with Mr. Sinclaire as well as your other love interests. If you chose to confess your love for Mr. Sinclaire in Book 1, you are not bound to it and can change your mind. If you choose to declare your love for Mr. Sinclaire in Book 2, Chapter 8, he will challenge Duke Richards to a duel for your freedom. In Chapter 9, he asks Mr. Harper to be his second, and when you two are alone, he rewrites his will to leave Ledford Park to you under the stipulation that Duke Richards cannot touch it. It is his wish that if he were to fail, that you have a place of your own to retreat to when Edgewater is under the Duke's thumb.

Duke Richards
Six years ago, Mr. Sinclaire discovered the Duke having intimate relations with his wife. They had been having an ongoing affair for a year. When she found she was pregnant with his child, she tried to seek support with the Duke, but he refused to acknowledge her. So, Mr. Sinclaire took her back, and she died in childbirth with the Duke's baby. This made Mr. Sinclaire hate Duke Richards.

Roselyn
Roselyn was Mr. Sinclaire's wife. She had an affair with Duke Richards and died in childbirth. According to him, she just married him for money and not for love. He didn't forgive her for her betrayal but he couldn't turn her away when she had no where to go.

Trivia

 * He is shown on the cover of Desire & Decorum, Book 1.
 * He is known as one of the most eligible bachelors and as one of the wealthiest landowners.
 * In a diamond scene of Chapter 5 of Desire & Decorum, Book 2, it is revealed that his family had a summer cottage by the sea that his family would visit when he was a boy.
 * He bears a small resemblance to singer Harry Styles, former member of the boyband One Direction.