She was now an equal partner in the supervision of one very wild child’s life, rather than the sole manager of her care. Funny how having someone else to turn to could make everything run so much smoother. Of course, Becky mused as she tugged the cotton nightgown over Juli...
Wiggs was in the kitchen as Sophie entered. Judging from the delicious smells emanating from the oven, she was baking bread. Sophie set her parcel down on the long oak table that the other servants dined at every night, and stretched her hands to the hearth’s blaze. She wa...
Brookes spat out the words and turned to his batman. “What did you say to Miss Harriet?” “I’m sure I don’t know what you mean.” Stoames gazed up at the ceiling, his features schooled to blankness. “When you were helping Miss Harriet, you whispered something in her ear. Something that, judging by ...
The diamond pattern of the vessel pressed his palm and he gripped it more tightly. The feel of the rough edges was something. He stretched his booted feet closer to the hearth. Was he ready for all the changes that lay before him? If not, surely his existence would continu...