Tempting a Gentleman by Smith, Ann (bearly read books .txt) 📕

against his shoulder. “Goin’ by me mum’s pregnancies, that’s about when this queasiness should end.”

“Are you ready for what is to come?”

“I don’t miss strainin’ me eyes late at night and sortin’ bloomin’ buttons. But I’ve been finkin’ about our mission. Do ye fink Lord Burke will want our aid?”

Christopher chuckled. “I highly doubt it. We will be a reminder of what he left behind—a tainted title, duties to the Crown, and a desolate estate.” He rubbed her arms to ward off the chill of the sea breeze. “However, if we succeed in executing my plan, he might come to understand we’ve come to help and not impede his goals.”

“From all reports, this Eliza woman is rather determined to remain unattached, and not one to trust strangers easily.”

“Hmm. Sounds like a woman I once knew.”

Emma nodded her head. “Aye. Bronwyn was a mule about gettin’ married.”

Christopher laughed. “You know I wasn’t referring to my sister-in-law.” He retrieved a hard peppermint treat from his pocket and popped it in Emma’s mouth to stall her retort.

“Oh, really?” Emma inhaled and leaned back against him. “Who were ye talkin’ about then?”

He placed a kiss upon the top of her head. “You, my pet.” Lucky for him, Hereford had provided the right amount of motivation for her to marry.

“Me? It wasn’t that I was determined to remain unwed.”

“No?”

“No. I’d simply not met a man who tempted me to consider a union in which the man legally took over all me possessions.”

“Ah. I understand. You didn’t want to give up your independence, yet here you are upon a ship, sailing away from it all.”

“I believe in ye and yer plans.”

Her humble words of faith in him filled holes in his heart he hadn’t known existed until now. No one other than his deceased cousin Baldwin had ever expressed such total loyalty and faith in him.

She turned and captured his face in her chilled hands. “I love ye.”

“And I love you.”

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Also by Rachel Ann Smith - Historical

THE HADFIELDS

Book 1: Revealing a Rogue

For years she worked for him…

…and was loyal to a fault.

Why did she let herself yearn for a man, with whom she had no future?

Book 3: Loving a Dowager

Will Henrietta Neale, the Dowager of Hadfield, reject the suit of a younger man or will she give love a second chance?

Agents of the Home Office

Book 1: Secrets of Lady Lucy

She is determined to foil an attempted kidnapping.

He is set on discovering her secrets.

When the ransom demand comes due—will it be for Lady Lucy’s heart?

Book 2: Mysteries of Lady Theo

She inherited her family’s duty to the Crown.

His duty to the Crown took priority.

Will the same duty that forced them together be what ultimately drives them apart?

Book 3: Visions of Lady Mary

She wants a life of adventure.

He once called her a witch.

Will fate prevail or will Mary’s stubbornness win out?

Book 4: Confessions of Lady Grace

She sacrificed her future to save his life.

He survived only to return home and find she is betrothed to another.

Will her confessions set them both free?

Rachel A Smith - Contemporary

Damien

I’m done with work and women.

Except there is a bikini clad blonde standing her ground on my terrace.

Irene

What do you do after jilting a cheating fiancé at the altar?

Definitely not fall in love with a stranger who you nick name Mr. Merman.

Find out what happens when a reservation mix-up has these two stuck together on a remote island.

About the Author

Rachel Ann Smith writes steamy historical romances with a twist. Her debut series, Agents of the Home Office, features female protagonists that defy convention.

When Rachel isn’t writing she loves to read and spend time with the family. You will often find her with her Kindle, by the pool during the summer, or on the side-lines of the soccer field in the spring and fall or curled up on the couch during the winter months.

She currently lives in Colorado with her extremely understanding husband and their two very supportive children.

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