There was no fog that night, but the wind was biting, sweeping off the river and up the lanes like a furious ghost. She also didn’t want anyone to recognize her, though there were few people out and about at that hour. She had the hackney leave her at the corner so she could walk to the Olympian ...
Despite the fact that they were in a strange room, far from home, she had never felt quite so relaxed. She wanted to laugh, to roll around on the rumpled sheets, and revel in this new feeling of freedom and release. It would be gone too soon, and she didn’t want to lose it. &nbs...
It was almost as if London, the real, working life of the city, no longer existed. She could only think of one thing. Finding Lord Hammond. She wasn’t sure what she would do when she found him. She only knew she had to put a stop to his threats, to ...
So heroic." She smiled sadly. "I just wonder what we will find along the way." She strolled to the edge of the drive, staring off over the gardens of Killinan. They were blanketed in morning mist, pale silver like a quiet, peaceful fairyland. He wanted to know what she thought as she took one las...
It was not as crowded as the night they had opened. She had heard that Queen Victoria was in attendance at the Italian opera tonight before she left for Coburg, and most of society would be gathered there to curry her favor. But they still had quite a crowd at the club, people who were becoming r...