by Deb Marlowe
“It’s a fair distance,” he admitted. “It’s far from everything. We could always take Mrs. Thomkins up on her offer and stay at the Cock and Crown,” he said with a laugh.
She shuddered. “No. If we did, I suspect she’ll tell every prospective guest that they can stay in the room where the future Lady Pemdale was deflowered.”
“Well, then. We’d better start out. It will be dark soon. We won’t want to waste a minute of this night.”
“I already sent word to the stable to have Luna and your mount readied,” she told him.
“In a hurry, are you?”
“Yes, indeed. I’ve been looking forward to connecting with you in an entirely new way.”
He drew her in closer. “As have I, my love. As have I.” He looked up and around them. “You’ve already given me so much. I felt alone for much of my life. But now, my heart is full.”
“Fully connected.” She kissed him softly.
“And all connections lead to you.” He pulled her tight against him. “Kiss me one more time, and then let’s go, while I can still mount a horse.”
“We could take my gig.”
“If it had a place to stretch out, I might agree. But I just want to get you alone, as quickly as I can.”
“Yes, please,” she said.
And so they ran away to be alone.
Together.
Author’s Note
Confession: I fudged a little, using the fossil footprints as Rowland’s big reveal at the masquerade. Twelve year old Pliny Moody found the first known fossil footprints, in 1801 in Massachusetts. He did not understand his find and his family used it as a doorstop for years. The first scholarly look at fossilized footprints came in the 1830s in Britain, when famed fossil scholar William Buckland studied a set found in Scotland and deduced the footprints were made by a tortoise. It was found much later that they were made by an evolutionary predecessor to mammals.
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The Pelican is a real bar in Wapping, but it was renamed the Devil’s Tavern and then The Prospect of Whitby. You can still go in for a pint today and walk on the same flagstone floor that has been trod upon for 500 years! It has had many famous patrons and claims several ghosts.
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Thank you for reading Kiss Me Lady, One More Time! Look for Chester’s story, coming this Christmas!
About the Author
USA Today Bestselling author Deb Marlowe adores History, England and Men in Boots. Clearly she was destined to write Historical Romance.
A Golden Heart winner and Rita nominee, Deb writes Regency Romance and Young Adult Fantasy Adventure.
A proud geek, history buff and story addict, she loves to talk with readers! Find her discussing books, movies, TV, recipes from Deb Marlowe’s Regency Kitchen and her infamous Men in Boots on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest.
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Also by Deb Marlowe
A Series of Unconventional Courtships
Love Me, Lord Tender
Nothing But a Rakehell
Kiss Me, Lady, One More Time
and coming soon:
A Cup of Cheer
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The Half Moon House Series
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The Novels
The Love List
The Leading Lady
The Lady’s Legacy
The Lady’s Lover
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The Novellas
An Unexpected Encounter
A Slight Miscalculation
A Waltz in the Park
Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
Beyond a Reasonable Duke
Lady, It’s Cold Outside
The Earl’s Hired Bride
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The Castle Keyvnor Pixies
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Lady Tamsyn and the Pixie’s Curse
Lord Locryn and the Pixie’s Kiss
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Writing as D.M. Marlowe:
The Eye of the Ninja Chronicles
Eye of the Ninja
Obsidian’s Eye
The Fire in the Ice