But that was before she had had time to notice the; magnetism in his brilliant dark eyes, and to feel the full effects of his boundless, dynamic energy. After half an hour in his company she felt very much as if she had been caught up with a hurricane, and the experience had left her decidedly sh...
She didn’t really imagine that her hostess would be about so early, and she couldn’t leave—as she planned to do later in the day—without saying goodbye; but the strong, vivid sunshine seemed to call to her, and she could at least go outside and wait in the patio.The Senora, however, was already u...
Breathlessly relieved and excited, Toni Caruana scrambled in beside her, bringing with her a cloud of light French perfume, and the English girl reflected ruefully that no one could possibly fail to recognise the enormous difference between Toni’s circumstances and her own. Catriona’s blue denim ...
Miss Harbury closed her account books with a series of small thuds, and then proceeded to put them away in the capacious drawers hidden underneath the reception desk. She pushed a few errant strands of grey hair out of her eyes, and stared piercingly at the young woman who was about to take over ...