No Red Roses: a Loveswept Classic Romance (Santa Flores)

Authors: Iris Johansen

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“She leaned back for a moment, the cool breeze stroking her hot cheeks like a caressing hand. The reckless gaiety and daring that had sustained her through the evening had abruptly subsided, drowned in the shock and embarrassment she’d felt in that terrible moment when Celia Bettencourt had attacked her.She felt only a deep depression now as she straightened slowly and wandered despondently to the decorative stone wall bordering the flagstone terrace. She gazed blindly out over the formal rose g...arden as silent tears ran slowly down her cheeks.“Well, you’re certainly well versed in the art of raising hell, sweetheart,” Rex Brody drawled behind her.Tamara whirled to face him, her stance as defensive as an animal at bay.Brody leisurely closed the French doors behind him and moved toward her with lithe grace. The moonlight flooding the patio illuminated his tuxedo-clad figure in dramatic, black-and-white relief, and if anything he appeared more magnetic than ever in the formal attire.She didn’t answer, afraid he would detect her momentary weakness in the shakiness of her voice.MoreLess Read More Read Less