A Most Sinful Proposal (2010)
“Even to Marissa’s untrained eyes the sprawling manor was a mingling of varying styles and time periods, evolving and growing over the years as it passed from generation to generation. It appeared to be well cared for, the paintwork was fresh and there were no missing bricks or broken tiles. A formal garden ran along the terrace in front of the house, with bushes clipped into topiary balls and spiraling twists.
There was no sign of any roses.
“There is a more promising garden at the rear of the ...house,” Valentine assured Marissa when she mentioned her concerns. “Morris knows of Canthorpe. He told me Lady Longhurst is renowned for her floral arrangements using roses, picked directly from her own rose garden.”
“What would we do without Morris?” Marissa said with a smile.
They were led into a sitting room which Marissa personally thought far too full of bows and ruchings and clashing floral designs, while the maid who’d admitted them to the house went off to ask if Her Ladyship was receiving visitors.MoreLess
There was no sign of any roses.
“There is a more promising garden at the rear of the ...house,” Valentine assured Marissa when she mentioned her concerns. “Morris knows of Canthorpe. He told me Lady Longhurst is renowned for her floral arrangements using roses, picked directly from her own rose garden.”
“What would we do without Morris?” Marissa said with a smile.
They were led into a sitting room which Marissa personally thought far too full of bows and ruchings and clashing floral designs, while the maid who’d admitted them to the house went off to ask if Her Ladyship was receiving visitors.MoreLess
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