by Amelia Grey
“I swear to you I didn’t expect to kiss you when I asked you to come in here,” Griffin said.
“I know. It was an afterthought.”
“That doesn’t do justice to what I was feeling, Esmeralda.” He grunted. “I wanted to be angry with you but . . .” He paused.
Her eyes had adjusted to the darkness. Frustration etched his handsome features. “But?”
“When I saw you standing in here in the shadows, all I could think was, dear God, I want to kiss her right now. To hell with my honor, to hell with what was right and proper. To hell with what was best for you. I just wanted to kiss you and I could no longer deny myself the taste of you. I have wanted you in my arms almost from the moment I saw you.”
About the Author
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Amelia Grey read her first romance book when she was thirteen and she’s been a devoted reader of love stories ever since. Her awards include the Booksellers Best, Aspen Gold, and the Golden Quill. Writing as Gloria Dale Skinner, she won the coveted Romantic Times Award for Love and Laughter and the prestigious Maggie Award. Her books have sold to many countries in Europe, Indonesia, Turkey, Russia, and most recently to Japan. Several of her books have also been featured in Doubleday and Rhapsody Book Clubs. Amelia is the author of twenty-five books. She’s been happily married to her high school sweetheart for over thirty-five years and she lives on the beautiful gulf coast of Northwest Florida. Visit her at: www.ameliagrey.com.
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Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Excerpt: LAST NIGHT WITH THE DUKE
About the Author
Check out more stories from Amelia Grey
Copyright Page
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
MISTLETOE, MISCHIEF, AND THE MARQUIS. Copyright © 2016 by Amelia Grey.
Excerpt from Last Night with the Duke copyright © 2016 by Amelia Grey.
All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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Cover photo-illustration by Pixelworks Studios
Author photo © Marcia Reynolds
eISBN 9781250141170 (ebook)
First eBook Edition: November 2016
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