It seemed that she had scarcely closed her eyes all night; she was consumed with misery over her quarrel with Nicholai, particularly because he had made no further effort to smooth things over between them. Curled up, cold, and hurting in her bed as the new day began, Lisette realized that it was...
Jouncing along on the back of a horse ominously christened Runaway, Adrienne experienced a total lack of control. Her slim gown forced her to keep both legs on one side, and she constantly felt on the verge of hurtling into a ditch or hedgerow. Nathan held the reins, so she could do no more than ...
Having grown up outdoors in the meadows and woods of Virginia, she felt right at home with this stuffed menagerie, set in recreations of their natural habitats. "I had heard that he had done wonders..." Meagan murmured, her face flushed with pleasure, "but I never dreamed..." The entire seventy-f...
The long bleached table, accented by a glazed jug of blue French irises, was covered with dishes of food. There was a bowl of sliced bananas, melon, strawberries, and oranges all mixed together, a freshly baked loaf of spiced honey bread, a cold salad of shrimp, scallops, peas, and red peppers to...
It was three o'clock in the morning, and although he hated to give in to sleep, he knew he would need a nap in order to be alert when dawn broke. If the winds remained favorable, La Mouette would reach Galway by midday. He paused in the doorway of Raveneau's cabin, rubbing his unshaven jaw. Silve...
James. There was an assortment of palaces nearby, as well as the National Gallery, and the Cafe Royal and Verry's Restaurant in Regent Street. It wasn't at all the sort of place one would expect outrageous behavior to go unnoticed, especially if one were a duke. Geoff had long since thrown cautio...