He must love you, Bianca went on brokenly, if he’d follow you all this way. Lily shook her head. She couldn’t bear for Bianca’s words to be true, or for them to be a lie. She wished she’d never met Ca...
He smiled and kissed the tip of her nose, one hand resting lightly on her naked hip. It’s time this old house saw some joy again, don’t you think? Emma nodded. Your father and Macon’s mother—were they...
He was a scoundrel, and he deserved whatever happened to him. But for just one shining, magical night Lily would pretend he was a prince.
Hello, darling. Did Fulton leave? Yes, Emma answered, smoothing her skirts before she sat in the chair opposite Chloe’s. Good. I can’t think what you see in that lumbering baboon. Emma was used to Chl...
Her fatigue was gone; she felt vital and strong, like a tree coming back to life in the springtime, vibrant with sap, ready to put out buds and then blossoms.
How can dreams be secondhand? Lissie asked, sounding both skeptical and intrigued.Addie flipped on the headlights, watched the snowflakes dancing in the beams. Sometimes people give up on them, becaus...
How did it start? he asked finally, turning away from her to stand facing the snapping fire on his hearth. Even the cloth of his shirt didn’t hide the uncompromising rigidity of his back and shoulder...
I see he gave you a ring, Rupert remarked, glancing at the twinkling diamond on Lily’s finger. I’m only wearing it because it won’t come off. Why did you put it on in the first place? Lily sighed. I d...
I want you to stay here, Steven told her as he stood at the bureau, arranging his tie. He’d already bathed, and he was wearing a fresh suit. Emma sat up in bed, a protest on her lips, but the look in...
I was hoping—er—thinking— He went crimson from his neck to his hairline. Would you dance with me, Miss Emma? She smiled and offered her hand. I’d like that very much, she said, hoping her face didn’t...
If I wanted a plaything, Miss Emma, he said hoarsely, I’d go over to the Stardust and lay my money on the bar. Emma scrambled to her feet and began pulling on her petticoats, her back turned to Steven...
It’s plain that Daisy never learned not to trust a flattering rogue, she remarked. Steven closed his hands around Emma’s waist and lifted her none-too-gently onto the leather seat of the rig. If that’...
I’ll stand by you, no matter what happens. To her surprise and hurt, Steven shook his head. No. You’re going to Whitneyville, not Louisiana. Until I’ve cleared my name, I won’t have anything to offer...
Lily stepped back to admit him, her gaze catching on the chocolates again. It was Caleb’s aim to make her look at him just the way she was looking at that red satin box. He extended the candy and knew...
No, Jack struggled to quip, but
Scoundrel! she accused through her teeth. You deliberately let everyone see me with you—including Fulton! Steven arched his eyebrows in a counterfeit expression of surprise. Don’t tell me Mr. Whitney...
See that you mind your manners, that’s all. No gentleman will buy the cow when he knows he can get the milk for nothing. Lily managed not to roll her eyes until she’d turned her back on Mrs. McAlliste...
She stiffened in relief and shock when the door opened and Steven walked in. He actually had the audacity to grin at her as he swept off his hat. Hello, Miss Emma, he said. Emma felt heat surge from h...
She was surprised when the major squatted down to help, but she wouldn’t meet his eyes. What’s your name? he asked. Lily flung the last of the silverware onto the tray with a clatter. It’ll be mud if...
So, he said, putting an arm around her shoulders and escorting her toward his small wooden house, you’ve finally come to your senses and decided to settle down and make a real life for yourself. The m...
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