by Jo Beverley
He clutched his curls. “No, I’m not! She’s not supporting this mad plan. Are you, Mama?”
“Whether I support it or not, Norris, you did propose this arrangement. I don’t see how you can back out now.”
“It’s a petticoat conspiracy, is it? Very well. I’m a man of my word. But I feel safe in the certainty that Babs will never take herself to the altar. A harpy like her will never promise to obey any man.”
With that he slammed out of the room.
Babs bit her lip at his very real anger. “I’m sorry, Mama. I’ve ruined your birthday.”
Her mother sipped her coffee. “That’s all right, dear. It’s time you married, and I’ll be happy to have grandchildren. But please be sure to marry as agreeable a gentleman as you can find.”
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Jo Beverley is the New York Times bestselling author of the Rogue series, including Too Dangerous for a Lady, A Shocking Delight, and Lady Beware, as well as numerous other romance novels. Widely regarded as one of the most talented romance writers today, she is a five-time winner of Romance Writers of America’s cherished RITA Award and one of only a handful of members of the RWA Hall of Fame. She has also twice received the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award. She has two grown sons and lives with her husband in England.
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