Five Wicked Kisses - a Tasty Regency Tidbit (2015)
“the butler said to Robert one week later, taking his hat and gloves.
The man led him to the same room as before, a parlor with striped wallpaper and a decided lack of ornamentation. Juliana was standing behind the settee, her arms folded at her waist. She was wearing the same drab dress as last time.
Did she think to put him off with unattractive clothing? Her hair spoiled the intent, however. The honeyed strands were twisted into an awkward coil at the back of her head. His fingers itc...hed with the desire to pull her hairpins out and let that golden cascade tumble freely down.
“Good afternoon,” he said.
“My lord.”
She made no other concession to his title, no dip of a curtsy, not even an inclination of her head. So proud and intractable. But he would bring her to her knees - figuratively speaking.
When he rounded the settee, she began to move away.MoreLess
The man led him to the same room as before, a parlor with striped wallpaper and a decided lack of ornamentation. Juliana was standing behind the settee, her arms folded at her waist. She was wearing the same drab dress as last time.
Did she think to put him off with unattractive clothing? Her hair spoiled the intent, however. The honeyed strands were twisted into an awkward coil at the back of her head. His fingers itc...hed with the desire to pull her hairpins out and let that golden cascade tumble freely down.
“Good afternoon,” he said.
“My lord.”
She made no other concession to his title, no dip of a curtsy, not even an inclination of her head. So proud and intractable. But he would bring her to her knees - figuratively speaking.
When he rounded the settee, she began to move away.MoreLess
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