Nothing but Trouble by Allegra Gray

Author:Allegra Gray [Gray, Allegra]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance
Amazon: B00F1IG0OQ
Barnesnoble: B00F1IG0OQ
Goodreads: 18565745
Publisher: Allegra Gray
Published: 2013-09-06T16:00:00+00:00

To Graeme’s eyes, his homeland had a wild, primitive sort of beauty. Untamed. He observed his new bride. The place suited her perfectly, though her scrunched-up nose and distinctly unhappy pout suggested Charity might not agree with his assessment. He reminded himself to give her time. She’d already adjusted from a dream of a long engagement and large wedding to an engagement that lasted only long enough for their coach to carry them over the border, and a wedding with a single, near-stranger as the only guest. She’d come through with remarkable good grace. He could afford to give her more time on the many other adjustments their marriage would require of her.

No London girl knew what to think of the highlands upon first sight. To her, the surroundings would seem strange, the customs foreign. In time, though, the strangeness would wear off, and the charm would shine through. He hoped.

Leventhal House had been built to blend with the landscape, using rock quarried locally. He heard Charity’s indrawn breath as it came into view.

“Welcome home, my lady.”

She tore her gaze from the window. “It’s huge.”

He laughed. “You said the same thing last night.”

Her eyes popped wide and the first smile he’d seen in hours cracked her face. She batted at him with a pair of gloves she’d been clutching. “That is too bad of you, Lord Maxwell.”

“Well, Lady Maxwell, the manor house is of good size for a reason. My ancestors had a mind that we Maxwells would reproduce rather liberally.”

Her mouth fell open. “My lord!”

“I think ten or twelve is a reasonable goal. How soon do you think we will get started?”

By the time the coach stopped and Charity took her first steps onto Maxwell land, Graeme had her giggling so hard she had a hard time keeping upright.

Her infectious laughter rang out, signaling their arrival to all. The staff rushed to greet them, and soon the normally-stoic faces of the servants were wreathed in smiles as well.

It was not, perhaps, the most dignified way to introduce one’s new wife and mistress of Leventhal House, but Graeme had a feeling it was, in this case, the right way. There was nothing his home needed more than good cheer.

“Uncle Graeme!” Nathan came running pell-mell from the grounds behind the house, ending with a flying leap into his uncle’s arms.

“Oomph.” Graeme exaggerated his stagger as he absorbed the little boy’s weight. “You’ve gained a full stone, I’d wager.”

He giggled. “I have not.”

He set the boy down. “Nathan, I’d like you to meet my new wife, Lady Charity.”

He settled down, eyeing her with a mix of interest and trepidation. “A pleasure to meet you, Lady Charity,” he recited, as though he’d practiced.

Charity stooped to his level. “No, the pleasure is mine. Would it be all right if you call me Aunt Charity?”

Nathan nodded. “Aunt Charity.”

“May I hug you?”

He shrugged. “I guess so.”

Graeme knew his nephew was trying not to get his hopes up, but the smile tugging at his mouth gave him away.

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