by Adele Clee
Dainty fingers fluttered to her chest as her breathing quickened. A smile touched the corners of her mouth, though he had no notion what she was thinking.
“Now,” he continued, desperate to fill the silence. “I shall find someone to bribe so we may leave here with the minimal of fuss. I shall inform your uncle of our intentions though I cannot recall his name.”
“Lord Callan.”
Bloody hell!
Mere hours ago, Miss Smythe’s future had appeared bright and full of promise. Now, he did not mind admitting that she had no option but to marry a scoundrel. Now, she was to learn that the place she called home no longer belonged to her family. Indeed, after such heavy losses at the card table, her aunt and uncle would struggle to keep themselves from the workhouse.
Books by Adele Clee
To Save a Sinner
A Curse of the Heart
What Every Lord Wants
Anything for Love Series
What You Desire
What You Propose
What You Deserve
The Brotherhood Series
Lost to the Night
Slave to the Night
Abandoned to the Night
Lured to the Night