Shame then made her stumble backward as she turned and ran frantically upstairs. Clara needed a place to hide, but upon arriving at the top of the stairs, she looked wildly about her, not knowing where to go or which room was safe. They had not officially arrived yet. Lady Spencer was still outsi...
Catherine, quietly sliding out of the bed, gazed wistfully at the handsome curve of her husband’s muscular torso stretched so comfortably across the bed. The features of his chiseled face were relaxed in sleep, and she had to fight the urge to crawl back into the bed and forget about what she had...
When Gibbs arrived not long after dawn, Millicent gestured for him to follow her out into the corridor. “Please help his lordship bathe and change once he is awake,” she said in a weary voice. “Offer him breakfast, but give him no medicine until you fetch me. I shall have some sweet cider and som...
On direct orders from Sir Thomas, the arrival of their visitor was not announced to the mistress of the house or to anyone else. This meeting was highly private. The message delivered to Sir Robert Musgrave not long after dawn had explained Sir Thomas’s genuine interest and willingness to help in...