Knowing that Carruthers would deal with it, she closed her eyes and let the gentle warmth caress her skin. Its touch reminded her of the way Bill had kissed her, held her hand, and run his tongue over her palm.No. That wasn’t right. He hadn’t done that. At least not yet. She opened her eyes and g...
It caught on the finely woven seam of her waistcoat. In the soft dusk light, she turned to look out towards the hazy image of Roscoff off the port bow and wrenched the bottle free. It had taken two hours to load all the casks onto the boat. And there was definitely something very strange about th...
“The slut and her paramour I see.”“Good God.” Blinking, Agatha drew away from Henry, his frozen chin looming squarely above her. Why had she given in to the devilish voice that had pushed her into reaching up to him?“Not God. That’s Lord Fashington now, thank you Miss Beauregard.” Agatha stared b...
Inside was brighter, but less harsh, lit with candles and mirrors. Gentlemen gathered in small salons, talking, smoking or gaming. Hades stalked through the halls without looking left or right. He headed directly towards where he knew the betting book was kept. Freddie left him to catch up with s...