She breathed again and tried not to think of all that needed to be done at Marland House. She did love a phaeton, after all. And the pretty morning bid for a fair afternoon and evening. At this hour the park lay quiet and largely deserted. The very elegant Earl of Conover ...
His senses sharpened in an instant, keen as a knife’s blade. Idiot. You blind, bloody fool. He knew Mae was capable of playing deep. And he’d played right into her hands. Careful. He swallowed a surge of anger. He had no call to be angry in any case. He was the one who had started this—and he had...
Damn it, if he had to thwart Marstoke entirely on his own, then he would.Or perhaps not entirely on his own after all, it appeared. Aldmere arrived home to find a forlorn figure awaiting him. Joe Watts, exhausted and full of righteous ire, had quite a story to tell. Aldmere listened carefully....
Vickers. Good heavens, those shoulders. They were even more impressive up close. Such a broad expanse of fabric reached all the way across his chair and intruded into the space allotted to his neighbors. If she had sat next to him instead of behind, would she even now f...
Mr. Middleton had given them excellent seats close to the orchestra pit, just a few rows behind his own seat. She watched him lean over to consult his assistant as the first group stepped onstage. If the viscount hadn’t arrived by now, then he probably wasn’t coming. “I’m Athena, goddess of wisdo...
“Oh, Jane.” She allowed her disappointment to show. “I was hoping to find you at home.” “I am sorry, Liberty, dear. I’ve errands that must be done.” Jane met her on the pavement and gave her a quick hug. “But would you care to accompany me? I must stop at the linen d...
In her long and notorious career, she’d witnessed a disheartening number of the tactics men used to rain ruin and destruction down upon each other, and every one they habitually brought to bear against the fairer sex. These experiences had unerringly altered her fate. Now she was in the business ...
She stood, staring like a country yokel at her surroundings, at the immense marble hall, at the collection of priceless curios and the grand, sweeping staircase. And this was just the entrance hall. She was an Earl’s daughter herself, for goodness’ sake. She’d grown up on a large estate with a bi...