Barefoot Bride for Three
“The stone, solid and sturdy, helped to steady her. A few months ago she’d thought marrying old Mr. Carter was the worst thing that could happen to her.Ha! She’d escaped that life but found more of the same, only worse. Mr. Carter was rich, and when he died, she would have been a very comfortable widow. He was far older than she. With luck, she’d have only a few years of wifely obligations to tolerate.She looked at the man on the far side of the room and gulped. Compared to Mr. Carter her fiancé... was young, healthy, and, from the state of his clothing, poor. At least her flesh didn’t crawl when she looked at him, as it did with Mr. Carter. Instead, a heated shiver struck her.Mr. Elliott idly rubbed his flat belly when it rumbled loudly. She flushed when hers answered the call. Hunger wasn’t new to her and she’d often gone hungry on the train. However, three days of Sophie McLeod’s wonderful food from the hotel dining room had reminded her belly that it could be filled.With the poor state of this man’s clothing, she’d be getting used to hunger again.MoreLess
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