Claire Thornton
“She’d had little time for reflection since her arrival at Holly House, yet so much had happened to her in the last twenty-four hours. Some of her most deeply held assumptions had been challenged. Even the familiar Martha had been revealed in a new and startling light. Did she feel frustrated by the limitations of her life as a lady’s maid? Benoît had given Angelica so much to think about.
She touched her slender fingers briefly to her lips as she thought of how he’d kissed her. Her body stirred... with the memory of his embrace, and the excitement he had aroused in her. He’d asked her if anyone had ever previously kindled a spark in her and she’d refused to answer—but she knew that, until today, they hadn’t.
Five years ago she had gone out into society hoping to find someone to stir her heart, but every man she had ever met had been a pale, sickly shadow compared to the Earl. At first she had been disappointed, then resigned to the situation; and when the Earl had been hurt it had ceased to matter.MoreLess
She touched her slender fingers briefly to her lips as she thought of how he’d kissed her. Her body stirred... with the memory of his embrace, and the excitement he had aroused in her. He’d asked her if anyone had ever previously kindled a spark in her and she’d refused to answer—but she knew that, until today, they hadn’t.
Five years ago she had gone out into society hoping to find someone to stir her heart, but every man she had ever met had been a pale, sickly shadow compared to the Earl. At first she had been disappointed, then resigned to the situation; and when the Earl had been hurt it had ceased to matter.MoreLess
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