A nice surprise!I initially wanted to read 'Scoundrel Ever After', the sixth book in this series, because it's part of the 'Tempted By His Touch' boxed-set I started reading some days ago. And then I saw this one being free on kobo, and I thought: 'Why not start with the first one?'I have to con...
She was pretty sure no one was around, but there was always a chance Tori was up for an early run. Mom, who’d always risen with the sun before Alex had died, would certainly still be in bed. And Kyle was staying in the apartment over the garage so he likely wouldn’t be about either. Plus, he was ...
She’d been raised in an upper-middle-class family and had spent plenty of time in beautiful, museum-perfect houses, but none of them came close to this. It was clearly a mansion, with a tall stone archway over the front door and a dozen paned windows sparkling across the wide expanse of the front...
Giles, Daniel called himself every insult he could think of. What the hell had he been thinking, kissing her like that? She wasn’t some woman he visited in a flash house or a widow he tarried with after sharing an ale at the neighborhood pub. She was Miss Renwick. An estimable, virtuous young wom...
And her eyes. And that delectable dimple in her chin. Hell, every single damn thing about her. Except the lying. That was something he’d like to forget, but was that smart? She’d deceived him once and he had to assume she might do so again. Her words last night, I’d still want t...
He hurt in places he hadn’t injured, given the effort he’d exerted. Though he fought regularly, he rarely fought that long and never that hard. He’d just donned his second boot when there was a knock on his door. Slowly, agonizingly, he made his way to the outer chamber and answered the summons, ...
Knowing it was likely Mike checking in—the bastard had said he wanted daily updates—he went to pick it up with extreme prejudice. “Morning, Mike.” He didn’t bother trying to sound cheerful. “How’s it going with the show?” Background noises of espresso machines and a barista calling names indicate...
Not because she needed one, but because she’d hoped the cold water would dampen her raging hormones. No such luck. So here she was at five to six, about to go have dinner with Evan’s family while trying not to jump his bones. This was going to be fun. More like torture. She spread gloss on her li...
Sara asked the following night after Sunday dinner. She and Tori, and all the female SOs were headed to a chick flick, while the guys were going downstairs to play pool. “No, thanks. Your dad and I have a date with Sherlock, thanks to Bex turning us on to the show.” Mom smiled toward Bex, who was...
Though dark enough for her eyes to deceive her, she felt certain someone stood not twenty feet away.Reason told her to turn around, but reason was vastly overrated. Besides, the nape of her neck tingled with anticipation. Somehow she knew who lingered in the yard. She stepped into the soft grass....
She pulled off her raincoat and nodded at George behind the bar. “Hi, George!” “How are you doing, Aubrey? The rest of the gang is here, I believe. They’re back behind the screen so you can have a private get-together.” He winked at her. “Don’t get too crazy.” She laughed. “Hardly.” She made her ...
She immediately started unbuttoning his shirt. “You shouldn’t have followed me.” He stared at her, his green eyes blistering with heat. “You’re giving me such mixed messages.” “Just because I said you shouldn’t have doesn’t mean I’m disappointed.” S...
It had been a long day full of astonishing events. She looked over the table at Andrew. He’d donned his shirt and a pair of trousers, but she could barely call him “dressed,” with his bare feet and a goodly expanse of his magnificent chest exposed. She had no intention of complaining. ...
No. She didn’t want to do that. She’d fooled around with him because it had made her feel good, and she refused to let it turn bad. They weren’t a thing. She rushed to say, “I’ll let you know what the guy says when I drop the laptop off. I can’t pick it up for you though. ...
It had been three days since they’d recovered Dyrnwyn. Septon had followed them alone—Cate’s parents had preferred to remain at home in case Cate and Elijah returned. He’d gone home to Septon House after failing to find them and receiving word that they were safe in Monmou...
James. Today’s sermon about John the Baptist was both seasonal and familiar to Olivia given her upbringing at the vicarage. She’d had little occasion during the years with Fiona to attend church and appreciated the opportunity to do so again. As she and Louisa passed through the narthex, Lady Add...
and Mrs. Horwatt’s fashionable town house in Hanover Square the following evening,. He looked outrageously handsome in black evening clothes, his snow white cravat in stark contrast, just as the scar on his face was in direct opposition to the utter beauty of everything else about him. &nbs...