The Lord Meets His Lady
[Midnight Meetings, book 3]
Lord Marcus Bowles has stained his family's reputation for the last time. Only after spending a scandal-free year restoring some far-flung property can this second son return…
“Please. Take me home,” she murmured.
Home. Pallinsburn. The two were one and the same in her heart.
Lord Bowles wrapped one arm around her and held her tight. “Whatever happens, I’ll take care of you.”
She melted…
No sooner had she bared herself to Lord Bowles, gave him the chance to escape their arrangement, when the cottage door opened.
“Riders coming. Two of them,” Mr. Beckworth bellowed from below.
“I’m on my way,” he…
“Does humor shade everything you do?”
“Just about.” He moved off the tree and leaned the axe against the barn. “Life’s better that way. Why frown when you can smile?”
A breeze stirred. Loose blonde strands floated…
She inched closer, her skirts and a leather strap grazing his thigh. “You could’ve given it back. I doubt the hostler knows how to use it.”
“I’ve been shot at enough times not to tempt…
Genevieve pushed away his hand, a half-hearted effort if he’d ever seen one.
She curled her fingers over her mouth, trying to hide her smile. “You’re not listening to me, milord.”
“I’m helpless here with you in…
