A Gentleman's Kiss by Eliza Knight

Author:Eliza Knight [Knight, Eliza]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Romance, Anthologies, Historical, Victorian, Regency, Short Stories, Collections & Anthologies, Historical Romance
Amazon: B005G8286A
Barnesnoble: B005G8286A
Publisher: Eliza Knight
Published: 2011-08-05T04:00:00+00:00

“Lillian?” Dominick’s voice came through the door.

“Dominick?” Lillian walked toward the door and opened it up. “What are you doing here?”

“I wanted to speak with you,” he said, his expression sober.

“All right, shall we go out to the gardens?”

“Perhaps a carriage ride?”

Lillian peeked out the window, the sun was shining, and there was still several hours until she would have to get ready. She was never one to nap during the day anyway. “I would love to.”

She followed Dominick down the hall, and hooked arms with him as they descended the stairs. She couldn’t help but notice how comfortable she was walking on his arm. It felt right. Like she belonged there, with him. She imagined that they descended the stairs as husband and wife. She found herself longing for that very thing. Which then brought on thoughts of Sir Trenton. She couldn’t recall feeling so warm on his arm.

But truly, she had not given him enough time to prove himself. When they’d taken a ride into the park together, she had felt that she and George had a deep connection. She’d wanted him to kiss her, and the first touch of his lips on hers had felt delightful, until that kiss changed.

Howbeit, she still did not get the sensations from thinking of George and moments past as she did with Dominick. Dominick had left an impression upon her brain, her body. George was simply and alluring rake. The difference was astounding, and as simple as night and day. The thought unnerved her. She’d been more than willing to put all of her eggs in one basket and wait for one to hatch. Now she found herself hoping that it was Lord Wessex’s egg that hatched first.

They climbed into the waiting carriage. He must have anticipated they would go on the ride together. Lillian wasn’t surprised, it did seem as though Dominick always got his way.

As they rode into the park, Dominick turned toward her and grasped her hands. His face was serious, as he gazed into her eyes. Lillian became concerned. He seemed genuinely distressed, and it was not something she’d seen him express before except when Tamara had somehow intervened on their time together…

“There is something I must talk to you about.”

Oh no! Her dreams were about to be dashed to the carriage floor. She could sense it. From there they would most likely bounce out of the carriage where they’d be trampled by horses. He is going to announce he is engaged to Tamara, I’m sure of it!

Lillian’s smile soured and her brows furrowed together.

Why am I so devastated? She bit her lip and willed her racing heart to slow its pace. She knew exactly why she was devastated about the notion of him marrying Tamara. While she’d sworn to keep her options open, she had already started to think of herself marrying to Dominick.

“Of course your coming out ball is tonight,” he started, and Lillian nodded, waiting for him to tell her the news. Why didn’t

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.