My Favorite Bride
My Favorite Bride
““It’s a grand day to be alive!”
“Aye, Colonel, that it is.” His valet, tall, thin, and soured by exile away from the excitement of the military, couldn’t have sounded more sarcastic. “Not a cloud in sight, nary a battle to be had; a man could die of boredom.”
Boredom? No, not with Samantha living down the corridor. Who would have thought a woman of such bold words and direct glances could kiss with such shy and startled passion?
“Now come and place yourself in the bath before the water cools.” ...Cleavers tested the water with his elbow. “It’s the way you like it—hot enough to boil lobsters.”
Leaving the window open, William sank down into the copper bathtub. “Perfect.” The heat soothed the muscles made sore by late night riding—and last night’s captures.
Matters were proceeding. His men had captured a Russian trudging on the road toward Maitland, and more important, they’d arrested two Englishmen and an Englishwoman, traveling separately, all spies, all intent on reaching the sanctuary of the Featherstonebaugh estate.MoreLess
“Aye, Colonel, that it is.” His valet, tall, thin, and soured by exile away from the excitement of the military, couldn’t have sounded more sarcastic. “Not a cloud in sight, nary a battle to be had; a man could die of boredom.”
Boredom? No, not with Samantha living down the corridor. Who would have thought a woman of such bold words and direct glances could kiss with such shy and startled passion?
“Now come and place yourself in the bath before the water cools.” ...Cleavers tested the water with his elbow. “It’s the way you like it—hot enough to boil lobsters.”
Leaving the window open, William sank down into the copper bathtub. “Perfect.” The heat soothed the muscles made sore by late night riding—and last night’s captures.
Matters were proceeding. His men had captured a Russian trudging on the road toward Maitland, and more important, they’d arrested two Englishmen and an Englishwoman, traveling separately, all spies, all intent on reaching the sanctuary of the Featherstonebaugh estate.MoreLess
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