The corners of her mouth drooped and he felt an odd panicked twinge somewhere in that empty space where a heart might dwell in other people.The trouble, Eve said, is that I've never been able to tell...
She was just ordinary. From her horse's-mane hair to her sturdy, practical feet, she'd never turned men's heads. Oh, she wasn't ill-favored- her features were regular enough- but she knew, too, that s...
No more shall you go bookless, Mrs. Crumb. From this day henceforth you have free run of my library with my compliments.She stared. I-He grinned, looking not a little wicked. Have you looked at my boo...
Séraphine.The whisper in her dreams and Bridget whimpered and tried to bat it away. She needn't wake yet. It wasn't time to rise. She had hours still.A soft chuckle and the brush of something soft on...
Oh, Séraphine, he purred, pushing his nose close to her jaw to inhale her righteous scent. Who do you suppose sits in Parliament? Who makes the laws, runs the government of this great and lofty nation...
His face might've been carved by a Greek sculptor, so perfect were his cheekbones, lips, and nose. His eyes were of the clearest azure. His curling hair was the color of polished guineas and quite gor...
Will you be traveling there again? To Istanbul and Arabia and the places where they follow the Koran?I hope so, he said, laying aside the golden book very carefully. The air is so hot there, warm and...
Had she not nursed him with her own hands? Had she not suckled his tongue so ardently? He'd give her time- a day or so only- and then he would invite her again to wait upon him. He'd slide close behin...
The duke brought her hand to his mouth and, his azure eyes glittering in the candlelight, pressed a kiss to the inside of her wrist.And then the edge of his teeth.She felt the warm softness of his lip...
I can't have my housekeeper rushing all about London so very agitated. housekeeper, Lord Caire said, his head snapping alarmingly to Val.Oh, yes, and rather more, Val drawled, taking her hand and kiss...
You are a brave woman. Miss Royle shook her head. And he is truly a wicked man.Yes, he is, Bridget replied. Unfortunately, Val's wickedness no longer seemed to be a deterrent to her. Probably that sho...
She knelt in the mud and tried to pull the cord from his neck, but it had been tied terribly tight and her hands were trembling.She felt the duke crouch behind her, his arms reaching around her, warm...
Around back of the stables she saw a group of boys, surrounding something on the ground. As she gasped, a boy- a great big fellow, nearly as big as a man- drew back his leg and kicked.The thing on the...
He started for the door, thinking of crimson velvet and burning eyes- and a woman's face swam into view.. A quarry. A victim of his plots and of his villainy.He diverted his course, intercepting the w...
But worse- much, worse- she'd run away herself.That was unpardonable, unforgivable, .Hit him, shame him, spit at him- anything but turn her back on him. She couldn't simply quit their game. That, wa...
There would be repercussions should I not return.Montgomery's eyes widened, blue and guileless. You see, this is the difference between you and me. When you make a statement like that, you think it wi...
A giant black beast came rushing up to her, the sound of hoofbeats thundering in her ears. She cowered, waiting to be trampled, but instead strong arms reached down and seized her, sweeping her up.I h...
Not only had his housekeeper attempted to steal from him, but she'd refused to answer his questions, and- he surveyed the servants sent to wait upon him- if he wasn't mistaken she'd made sure to hide...
As she pulled the covers over her cold nose, Bridget wondered sleepily why she hadn't simply agreed to help the Duke of Kyle in whatever way she could. He was obviously working for good and Montgomery...
As he brought her back to her waiting parent he lowered his head to hers and said, I'll call on you next week, shall I?The hand on his arm jerked, but she kept her composure. I beg your pardon, Your G...
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