Never Resist Temptation by Miranda Neville

Author:Miranda Neville [Neville, Miranda]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Tags: Fiction, Romance, General, Cooks, Love Stories, Historical, Regency, Regency Fiction, Uncles, Women Cooks
ISBN: 9780061715914
Google: SJFf2ttbVCYC
Amazon: 0061715913
Barnesnoble: 0061715913
Publisher: Avon
Published: 2008-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

“I don’t own a gown suitable for the occasion,” she said with an air of defiance.

His mouth felt dry. “It’s entirely suitable.” It was too gauche—or too early—to admit that what he really wanted was to get her out of that costume as soon as possible and discover if the feminine reality underneath NEVER RESIST TEMPTATION

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matched the promise of those figure-hugging masculine garments. Not that he had much doubt. Always partial to long slim legs on a woman, he discovered that male attire revealed their existence without having to wait and get under her skirts.

“I have something for you that will enhance this delightful fashion.” He opened a box on a side table and picked up the result of a quick expedition to Rundell and Bridge, his last stop before he left London. A much more expensive one than any he’d made before. Confident, he awaited her reaction to the impressive diamond and emerald necklace. And was disappointed.

True, her eyes glinted for a moment, then faded to uncertainty.

“I don’t believe this is comme il faut.” She’d never seen such beautiful jewels, but such a lavish present sat badly with her. She’d rather have had something modest, or nothing at all. It made her feel . . . bought.

A hint of arrogance in his stance as he held the necklace up irked her.

“Everything is comme il faut between lovers.” Now his expression held nothing but warm admiration and even a tinge of anxiety. His low voice sent shivers down her spine. “I saw it and it made me think of you. So beautiful, and so much fire.”

She was softening but didn’t want to let it go without giving him an intimation of her feelings. “You must have been very sure of me, to spend so much money.”

“I wasn’t sure,” he said quietly. “I hoped.”

He should have guessed she wouldn’t react like the 194

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average ladybird, who would have crowed with pleasure and snatched up the opulent gift without more ado. Jacobin’s unpredictability was no small part of her appeal. Her prickliness boosted his confidence in the decision not to reveal his knowledge of her identity. He knew she’d be furious if she found out, so he’d just have to make sure she didn’t.

Not that he was entirely comfortable. He ought to tell her he knew she was Jacobin de Chastelux, not Jane Castle. But his motives were pure—in one sense of the word. He wanted her to come to him freely, without feeling she owed him her body for reasons of obligation, gratitude, or any other emotion save desire. Once their relationship progressed, and she learned to trust him, she would no doubt tell him herself, and he’d feign decent surprise. So he ignored the niggling conscience that accused him of specious rationalization and listened to the part of him that wanted her badly. Immediately.

“Won’t you try it on?” he asked, removing the necklace from its velvet nest. “Let me.”

She turned and lifted her neat queue of hair, tied at the back with a black ribbon.

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