It was not the usual woman who inhabited the space, he thought ruefully. But then, nothing about this evening had been the usual. He usually didn’t save beautiful damsels from thieves. He usually didn’t then offer complete strangers’ passage. And while he kissed nearly any woman he wanted too, he...
Elise came in, followed by May. “Should we bring breakfast up for you?” Elise asked, sympathy filling her voice. “That would be lovely,” Lily nodded in relief. She hadn’t felt like eating the night before and was absolutely famished. She was not qui...
Annie Sullivan hissed to herself as she sat on the seat of her wagon. She couldn’t help thinking, for the hundredth time that day that she had made a terrible mistake. She wasn’t a silly girl anymore. She was a woman of one and twenty, married and widowed. She knew what the world did to an unprot...
“What took so long?” His deep voice held a dissatisfied note.“Charlotte nearly tumbled from her horse and the steed’s back leg is out of sorts. We took it slowly on the return home.” Graham swung them both effortlessly off the horse, but he set Charlotte down a foot away from him. Disappointment...
In her heart, she had been worried that Anne wouldn’t live. There were no wet nurses at sea. But both mother and baby were recovering. With the morning, the storm had cleared as well and everyone was feeling more optimistic. It was nice to see her companions happy. Though she had only met Anne an...
First of all, her younger sister, Clarissa, was making not-so-subtle eyes at James Carter. Secondly, her mother had sat her next to James, so she could not look at him without being completely obvious. Third, she was sitting across from Cousin Margaret, who was feeding her dogs at the table.Becau...