Improper Pleasures (The Pleasure Series #1) - Plot & Excerpts
You have the jet necklace.” Her mother sauntered to where Astra stood before the cherry wood cheval mirror, admiring the fit of her current favorite gown. She had to admit, she was glad to see herself in something other than solid black, though Lady Phillina’s gentle suggestion that it was past time to abandon her severe mourning clothes at first stirred panic. “It would hardly be considered half-mourning without a bit of black. And the bodice is too low without the scarf.” The lavender bodice with a matching white and lavender striped skirt was as festive as she dare be. Knowing she would face James again soon, she needed something to hide the blush that would surely erupt over every ounce of skin the moment they made eye contact. “I’d wager James wouldn’t think the dip in your neckline inappropriate.” Her mother’s vibrant gown in shimmering aquamarine and feathered coiffure looked more appropriate for a night at the opera rather than a quiet dinner at home. “James has much to learn about English propriety.”
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