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...
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...
He smiled and pulled the ugly white fichu from her neck.She blinked and looked down at the simple, square neckline of her bodice as if she'd never seen it. Perhaps she hadn't. Perhaps she dressed in t...
Let me help you rinse your hair.His voice had deepened and it made a shock go through her, low in her belly. He rose and crossed to where a pitcher stood on the hearth. She didn't turn, but she could...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Val's upper lip curled as he wondered if Mrs. Crumb knew the meaning of the word . Most likely she dismissed it as something vaguely shameful and leading to - which, at the best of times, it .
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...
Naturally I find you surrounded by warm clouds and billowing white cloths, Val drawled in her ear, making her jump.She whirled to find him standing right behind her. He wore slate blue today, the colo...
He was a terrible, evil man, and most likely mad to boot. She knew that..As if he could hear her thoughts, his head turned and his eyes met hers.She should've ducked before he could see her. That woul...
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...
He immediately turned to her as the carriage rocked into motion, wrapping her in his cloak and examined her. She had bruises on her shoulders and on her arms. Her wrists were bloodied- he growled unde...
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...
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