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Hmmm, something seems familiar but I can't place it.
I guess it is reveal time:The Duke’s Ever Burning Passion: Fire and Smoke by Charlotte Stone
It only cost .99 on Amazon right now. Good price for a great book, in fact all three in the series are now each .99
Sorry, I confused it with a Lisa Kleypas book. Too bad this one is not available for my Nook.
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Susan wrote: "Sorry, I confused it with a Lisa Kleypas book. Too bad this one is not available for my Nook."This is a new author for me. I think I had also confused the passage with Lisa Kleypas.
then wilt when her eyes met his again. “But the fact remains that it would
not be right for you to court me, considering everything.”
He knew time was short, that the maid would be returning with his
overcoat at any moment, but he had to know. “What are you asking me to
consider? Please explain why we cannot be together,” He asked as he
pulled her closer. Without thought, her hands came to lay on his chest. “I
know that you have seen my scars. I know you noticed them the first time
we met on the street, “she began as her voice trembled. “So, you know
that I am…not damaged but certainly not fit for the likes of you. It
wouldn’t be fair to you.”
“But it wasn’t the first time we met,” he blurted, his hands moving to her
waist as their bodies brushed against one another. “I see you on the night
of the fire. We spoke. When I saw your scars again, I was just putting
together the memory that I have never been able to forget.”
“Because you could never forget my deformities,” she assumed. There
was no self-pity in her voice. She bit her lip because the only thing she felt
was regret that she could not accept him. “How could you forget them?
Please, do not believe that I think badly of you for that.”
“No,” he cried, his hands clutching her to him. She must believe him. “It
was your bravery that has stayed with me all this time. And to know you
now… You have completely enchanted me. I have never asked to court
another, and I do not want to ask another. There is only you. “Please…”
The last entreaty was whispered as he stared at her lips.
She closed her eyes, and when she opened them, he could see unshed
tears. “That’s so kind of you to say. Once upon a time…"