I would rather face the devil himself than that man, Elizabeth said with a repressed shudder.I daresay, Lucinda agreed, clutching her umbrella with one hand and the side of the cart with her other. Th...
I wish you’d stop acting as if-as if everything is normal!What would you have me do? he replied, getting up and walking over to the tray of liquor. He poured some Scotch into two glasses and handed on...
I want more from life than that and I have more to give.
I thought you were angry with me for interfering, she said to his shoulder.There was a smile in his voice as he answered, Not angry. Stunned.Well, I couldn’t let them call you a cheat when I knew perf...
I have come, my lovely, Roddy said with his usual sardonic grin as he swept her a deep bow, in answer to your urgent summons-and, I might add,- he continued, I presented myself at the Willingtons’, e...
I can’t help thinking, she confided when he finished answering her questions about women in India who covered their faces and hair in public, that it is grossly unfair that I was born a female and so...
He stared at her in insolent silence, unable to believe the alluring, impulsive girl he remembered had become this coolly aloof, self-possessed young woman. Even with her dusty clothes and the smear o...
He finished his meeting a few minutes later and almost rudely ejected his business acquaintances from his library, then he went in search of Elizabeth.She is out in the gardens, my lord, his butler in...
Haven’t I tired you out yet, darling? Ian whispered several hours later.Yes, she said with an exhausted laugh, her cheek nestled against his shoulder, her hand drifting over his chest in a sleepy care...
Elizabeth, he interrupted in a husky whisper, and suddenly his eyes were smoldering as he held out his hand, sensing victory before Elizabeth ever realized she was defeated. Come here.Of its own accor...
Didn’t anyone ever tell you that a lady never deserts her partner before the dance is over?It’s over! Elizabeth said in a choked whisper, and they both knew she referred to more than just the dancing....
But before you do that, inform your master that we have arrived.His master, said a biting voice from a rear doorway, is aware of that.Elizabeth swung around at the scathing tone of Ian’s voice, and he...
Beside him a tiny elderly woman was leaning on a cane, studying him with curiosity. Since good manners seemed to require that he speak to her, Jon cast about for some sort of polite conversation perti...
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Whitney, My Love is the story of Clayton Westmoreland, the Ninth Duke of Claymore. Until You features Stephen Westmoreland’s
What I want to know is whether or not I can expect a repetition of it, if I were to agree with what Alexandra wants.Drowning in angry mortification, Elizabeth nevertheless managed not to flinch or dro...
Well? she teased in turn. What do you think?The gray eyes that finally lifted to hers were flaming, but instead of answering, he flicked his burning gaze down her length again. He hesitated, and then...
Was it me you were discussing? he countered with lifted brows. I couldn’t tell from the description you were giving. Since when am I kind, considerate, refined, and amiable? You’re angry, Victoria con...
This is Winston, our footman and cook, she told Ian, guessing his thoughts. Straight-faced, she added, Winston taught me everything I knew about cooking. Ian’s emotions veered from horror to hilarity,...
There now, she said to the flowers in an encouraging tone, you have food and air. You’ll be very happy and pretty in no time.Are you talking to the Ian asked from behind her.Elizabeth started and tur...