The Duchess and Desperado
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But she wasn’t about to let him get by so easily. “Mind you, I can’t pull presidential pardons out of my hat every week or so, but perhaps you’d better come to England with me, so I can keep you out of trouble. Even a former duchess’s husband should be above reproach, you know.”
He just grinned. “Duchess, whatever did you say in that telegram you sent to the queen? I’ve always heard your Victoria is kind of a starchy lady—how on earth did you convince her to intercede on behalf of a man like me?”
She allowed herself a Mona Lisa smile. Morgan didn’t have to know that she had offered to marry the Duke of Trenton if Victoria required it in return for helping Morgan. And only Sarah would know how relieved the prim and proper Victoria would be that her unconventional duchess was giving up her title.
“Why, Morgan, a lady must have some secrets, you know.” He kissed her then, a kiss so long and sweet he had to brace her to keep her upright. “We’ll keep each other out of trouble, then,” he said when he raised his head at last. “Of course, we’ll be so busy raisin’ kids and horses we won’t have time to get into trouble, will we?”
Sarah just shook her head.
“And you’ll sing only for me and those kids? Oh, and maybe a solo now and then at church?”
She nodded. “No more Fifi, the French Nightingale,” she promised. “Kiss me again to seal the bargain, won’t you? I-I can’t seem to get enough of them, now that you’re free.”
He did.
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THE DUCHESS AND THE DESPERADO
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