A Kiss for Lady Mary by Quinn Ella

Author:Quinn, Ella [Quinn, Ella]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2015-04-06T23:00:00+00:00

Mary’s temples started to throb. If Barham knew how close she was to doing just that, her easygoing brother would have her in front of a clergyman. If she did create a scandal, because it would be her decision that caused it, her niece and her whole family would be affected. Was she being selfish in wanting to pick her own husband? Everyone else had made love matches. Why shouldn’t she be allowed to do the same? If only she were certain of her course, this would be so much easier.

She poured a glass of wine and stood gazing out the window. Finally the aching stopped, and a sort of peace settled over her.

The night-blooming nicotiana glowed softly. The small bits of quartz in the gravel reflected the moon’s beam as it traveled across the path. The rest of the garden, the one she’d rescued and renovated, was in shadows. This whole estate had been virtually hers for almost a year. Did she really wish to cast it away? Would she be better off marrying for safety and position? And children. Ever since her friends had arrived, the nursery was alive with laughter and affection. Their husbands were with the children as much as the ladies were. She wanted that for herself, and she also wanted a loving husband. Not just someone who would give her children, but one who would help raise them. She wanted a man to gaze at her the way the others looked at their wives, not as if there were something wrong with her.

A light knock sounded on the door before it opened. Caro, dressed in a frothy turquoise wrapper, strolled in. “I saw the light and thought you’d be awake.”

Mary poured another glass of wine, handing it to her old friend. “It’s been an eventful few days. I’m trying to catch up with my correspondence. Come and sit.”

Her family’s and Caro’s family’s estates marched along each other, and, being of an age, they had become close. Even Caro’s flight to Venice had not lessened their friendship. Mary almost wished her friend was still abroad, so that she could flee to Venice as well. Yet that was selfish. Caro had found true love with Huntley, and Mary could not begrudge her friend that happiness. Not when she wanted it so badly for herself.

Caro curled up on the sofa, tucking her slippered feet under her. “Since our conversation yesterday and this morning, I’ve been studying you and Kit.”

Mary sat in the French cane-backed chair. Her heart started to quicken. Was this bad news? “And?”

“You seem to not understand one another.”

She shook her head, not understanding. “Could you explain more fully?”

Caro tilted her head to the side. “You are both so frightened of doing the wrong thing, that you do exactly that. Phoebe and Anna said they have never seen him so out of countenance. You do know he is famous for his address?”

Mary took another sip of wine. “Yes, but I do not understand what they mean.

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