She stared out at the Serpentine, hoping Philip would come. She’d sent the note in plenty of time, but maybe he had plans for the day. Mrs. Featherstone dozed beside her, having nodded off a good half hour ago while reading. Her book lay half-open in her lap, and a line of drool ran down her chee...
Her nerves jumped so badly, she had no idea how her voice would come out. “Let me see if I have the right of this.” Sin nodded, one aristocratic brow arching high. Just how far could her cousin raise that blasted eyebrow? Her palms grew damp as her ...
He went to wake Edgeworth, but the distinct sound of feminine laughter coming from his cousin’s rented room stopped Drew in his tracks. Good old Edgeworth had found a willing wench, as usual. A smile played at Drew’s lips as he imagined the sound of Char’s laughter, husky with desire for him. He ...
For the worst criminals the tower was an abominably dreary place crawling with bugs and rats and filled with the constant nerve-grating moans of those who’d been condemned to wait there until trial or death, whichever fate or the king served them. Grey had walked through the noisy halls three day...
His friend folded his hands across his chest. “Where are you going?” “Home,” Trent snapped, dodging around the duke and then letting out a warning growl when Dinnisfree grabbed his arm. “What has happened? I thought I was to keep Thortonberry occupi...
Without coming out from under her coverlet, Sophia told Mary Margaret to go away. Today marked three weeks that Nathan had been missing. Three weeks! The realization made her shudder. She had gotten up every day, dressed, and forced herself to go through her routine, though when she retired at ni...
Frustrated with his inability to control himself, he shifted in his seat as the carriage headed over cobbled streets toward the Pigeon Inn. He’d much rather be in bed than on the road again, but he never had been able to say no to a desperate woman, and Harthorne’s mother had seemed distressed wh...
Uncertainty bombarded him. What had possessed him to offer to take Lillian to purchase a new dress? He glanced at her. Her hips swayed suggestively as she walked ahead of him down the thirty odd steps and onto the sidewalk. His groin tightened watching her. It was rather ironic that he’d not desi...