Besides, he’d driven off an army the day before. Surely a man deserved a little rest after such a feat. Yet it was not to be. A knock sounded on the door, and after Domina gave permission to enter, Margery stepped into the room. She gave Luc a look of shameless appraisal, but quickly curtseyed to...
Due to the restricted space on the slope where the castle stood, the gardens were not so extensive or elaborate as those at Cleobury. But Cecily imagined possibilities of what she might do to improve the grounds, particularly the small, walled garden she discovered this morning. Fruit trees grew ...
Cordelia woke up, still languid with remembered passion. She sat up as she recalled that she was in a man’s bed, and realized that Sebastien was not beside her. Surely he would not have left her there with no words at all! Her heart jumped when she heard a footstep in the hall, but it was Sebasti...