Outrageously Yours (2010)
Outrageously Yours
“Could she continue to indulge in this passion for Simon without the promise of permanence? Dare she engage in a physical relationship without entertaining thoughts of marriage?
Hadn’t she already done so?
“What, may I ask, is so funny?” Simon helped her to sit up beside him. Then he threw an arm around her and pulled her close.
Her last thought had indeed drawn something approaching a schoolgirlish giggle. Bookish, sensible Ivy Sutherland, fast on her way to official spinsterhood, had of late b...een behaving outrageously, but instead of feeling suitably ashamed, she felt . . .
Empowered. Fulfilled. In control of her fate.
She put her arms around him, pressed her cheek to his shoulder, and watched a field pass outside the carriage window. “It isn’t so much funny as simply invigorating. I am living by a new set of rules, ones I never imagined. I like it.”
Had her breeches and boots made her bold? Goodness, yes. Growing up, she had often heard the adage that loose corsets engendered loose morals.MoreLess
Hadn’t she already done so?
“What, may I ask, is so funny?” Simon helped her to sit up beside him. Then he threw an arm around her and pulled her close.
Her last thought had indeed drawn something approaching a schoolgirlish giggle. Bookish, sensible Ivy Sutherland, fast on her way to official spinsterhood, had of late b...een behaving outrageously, but instead of feeling suitably ashamed, she felt . . .
Empowered. Fulfilled. In control of her fate.
She put her arms around him, pressed her cheek to his shoulder, and watched a field pass outside the carriage window. “It isn’t so much funny as simply invigorating. I am living by a new set of rules, ones I never imagined. I like it.”
Had her breeches and boots made her bold? Goodness, yes. Growing up, she had often heard the adage that loose corsets engendered loose morals.MoreLess
Read book Outrageously Yours for free
Write Review:
Guest
Read Also
9 / 10
8 / 10
User Reviews: