“I followed ye to make sure ye were safe. And what are ye doing here?” He looked around. Crimson arrows of light were beginning to pierce the shadows between the branches of the trees, as the blood-red sun began its ascent into the morning sky. Birds erupted in song, the mist from the waterfal...
Hugh’s last mission went horribly wrong, when he took the French patrol for his cousin’s men. By the time he realized his mistake, he was within shooting distance. They pursued him for miles, managing to put several bullets into his back, side and thigh. Hugh’s horse stumbled back into camp, b...
Theo waited a few minutes before approaching the door and banging the brass knocker. Celia wouldn’t be pleased to see him, but he had to try; she was his only hope. He was led through a cavernous foyer, the soaring ceiling and flagstone floor reminiscent of a church, and into a receiving room. ...
Connie was fairly sure by now that she was also with child, but she took no pleasure in the knowledge. She could not rejoice in her pregnancy in front of Pippa, who would most likely never see her child again after it was born; and live out the rest of her days with the knowledge that somewhere ...
Archie thought miserably. He hadn’t stopped thinking of Frances since she so unexpectedly showed up in his room. He’d had many lovers over the past decade, but they had all been either married or widowed, women who gave as freely as they took and expected nothing in return. They wanted a bit o...
Finn looked at the people filing into the church with undisguised interest. This was his first outing since he fled Jamestown nearly a week ago. He’d achieved some sense of balance at the farm, but going to church reminded him once again that this was a different world than the one he was used t...
She had become closer with some of the girls at her office and spent time with them outside of work. They occasionally went to the cinema or to the pub for a drink. It was better than going back home to her empty flat. She missed Alice dreadfully, but she had to move on to keep herself from brood...
Worthing, he hadn’t turned up in Jamestown, so the search party was heading into the woods around the plantation and along the shore of the James, just in case Cameron was following the river. The barracks were too far away from the house, but Genevieve could swear she heard the barking of dogs ...
Alastair Dees called out as his wife slammed the door shut behind her and kicked off her expensive pumps. Paula didn’t bother to reply as she let herself out the back door and into the garden, which at the moment was a riot of blooms, lovingly tended by Alastair in his every spare moment. Norma...
Dobbs sent up some tea on account of the weather. Thought ye might like a lie-in.” She set the tray down on the table by the window and took her leave without another word. The girl had been more sour than usual lately, making me wonder if something was wrong. Maybe she felt a little left out...
I’d finally reached that state of inner silence when a voice at my elbow nearly scared me out of my wits. “Are you all right, child?” Reverend Snow asked, looking at me with concern. “You look troubled.” I opened my mouth to tell the Reverend that I was perfectly well and never ...
“Kit? Are you all right?” Louisa threw her legs over the side of the bed, ready to go to him, but his words froze her to the spot. “Who was he, Louisa?” His voice was low, angry. She knew this would come up. No man of this time could overlook a lover. “Who are you ref...