by Jenny Brown
Those familiar with midpoint composite charts may notice that the midpoint composite chart describing their relationship bears a Sun-Mercury conjunction near the midheaven that could be read as describing a relationship filled with banter, or, alternatively, one that occurs in a book. The North Node on the Ascendant on the Capricorn/Cancer axis of the midpoint composite chart also suggests that their relationship would be one that would help Eliza and Edward come to terms with issues of parenting, security, and emotional control.
Readers who would like to learn more about how to use astrology to analyze character should read Donna Cunningham’s How to Read Your Astrological Chart or Stephen Forrest’s The Sky Within. For a fascinating look at historical methods of reading charts, read psychiatrist Anthony Louis’s classic, Horary Astrology Plain and Simple.
“There’s no reason you can’t become my mistress.”
“You’ve been alone with me long enough that whatever respectability you might have had is gone. Your reputation, should you have had one, is in tatters.”
A look of alarm crossed Eliza’s face. But all she said was, “I can’t imagine I should make much of a mistress for you. It is years since I put on a spinster’s cap, and besides, I am covered with freckles.”
Lord Hartwood roughened his voice. “Freckles or not, I need a mistress.” Taking a breath, he let his tone soften as he prepared for the final insult. “Do not fear, Miss Farrell. Though I will ruin you, I will pay well for your services. I am heartless, but my purse is deep.”
As his words sank in, her freckles stood out more sharply against the growing pallor of her face. He reached out and slowly let his fingers drift along her shoulder, languidly drawing a line down the front of her dress, along the muffled curve of her breast.
“So tell me, Miss Farrell,” he murmured, bending to whisper into her flaming, pink-tinged ear. “Will you become my mistress?”
Romances by Jenny Brown
LORD LIGHTNING
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