Carnal Gift by Pamela Clare

Author:Pamela Clare
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Historical, Adult, (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯)
ISBN: 9780843952063
Publisher: Pamela Clare
Published: 2006-01-02T00:00:00+00:00

“They belonged to my youngest daughter,” Elizabeth explained. “Which would you like to try?” Brighid stood, ran her hands over the soft material of her petticoats. “I don’t know. They’re all so lovely.” She reached her hand out, touched the lavender cloth. Soft it was, like butter. “Is this silk?”

“Aye, it is. If I might make a suggestion, I think the sapphire blue would look lovely on you; it would complement your eyes.”

Brighid nodded.

Heddy helped Brighid lift the gown over her head and lowered it into place.

When Elizabeth was satisfied, she took Brighid by the hand and walked her over to the mirror. “You’re such a tiny thing. We’ll need to take in the waist a bit and have the hems raised.”

But Brighid hadn’t heard. She gaped in astonishment at her own reflection. Who was this woman in the mirror? Certainly, this was no poor Irish girl. The same eyes stared back at her, the same features she’d seen earlier this morning. But something had changed. This woman was elegant, graceful, even beautiful.

Elizabeth watched Brighid stare in wonder into the mirror, and smiled.

The girl was simply stunning. Elizabeth could easily understand why Jamie had been drawn to her in the crowd. Not only was she beautiful, she had a sense of innocence and vulnerability about her, a feminine sweetness that tugged at the heartstrings. Those qualities, combined with her charming Irish accent, were enough to intoxicate any man.

Yet there was a sadness about Brighid, shadows that never left her eyes. Jamie had told them over breakfast about the girl’s parents, how her mother had died in a famine and her father had been sold into slavery. He’d also told them what had happened the night he’d met her, how Sheff had tried to …

The very thought made Elizabeth’s blood steam. And now the poor child had been taken from her family, from the only home she’d ever known. From what Jamie had told them—and Elizabeth was certain he’d omitted certain details—his acquaintance with Brighid hadn’t been an easy one.

It was a rough road that lay ahead of Jamie, but he had chosen well. Elizabeth had watched him grow from a boy of four years into a man and thought of him as a son. Nothing would please her more than to see him happily settled with a woman who loved him and a handful of children to keep him busy.

Jamie might not realize it yet, but he was besotted with Brighid. And from the way Brighid went out of her way not to mention Jamie or even acknowledge his existence, Elizabeth was pretty certain Brighid was besotted with him, as well.

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