Seducing the Marquess (Lords and Ladies in Love) by Callie Hutton

Author:Callie Hutton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: historical romance; historical; Callie Hutton; Entangled; Scandalous; Lords and Ladies in Love; Marquess; Marriage of convenience; second chances; overcoming emotional odds; mistaken for cheating; Regency England; Seducing your husband; Ton; Mistress; Guides to Sex; Naughty books; Arranged marriage; Ugly duckling
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC (Scandalous)
Published: 2016-09-16T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

“The sound of a woman in her bath can be quite captivating.”

Secrets of the Bedchamber, p. 79

Eugenia kept herself busy consulting with Cook, the housekeeper, and the gardener until it became apparent she had become an annoyance to them. She watched the clock all morning, and well past luncheon, but Devon did not return. Feeling somewhat silly for having all her thoughts on Devon and when he would return, she had the carriage brought around so she could make her afternoon calls.

Once she was on her way, she felt her spirts lift. Just because his attentions last night had been more along the lines of what she had hoped for, that did not mean their daily routine had changed. What had she expected? That he would ravish her this morning?

It would have been nice.

The butler opened the door and took her card at Lady Spencer’s house. She followed him down the well-appointed corridor with inlaid black and white marble floors to the staircase boasting an odd piece of statuary she was unable to identify. Her hostess held the reputation for attempted sophistication that fell quite short of the mark. The fact that she relied on her unsophisticated, very young paramour for advice in that regard caused bemused comments whenever her name came up in conversation.

They made their way to the first floor, where the staid butler announced her before she entered the room full of eight people.

Like most drawing rooms in London townhouses of the Quality, the room boasted floor-to-ceiling windows, as well as a large marble fireplace. The feel of the room was much lighter, more feminine than the ground floor, displaying warm tones and silk wall hangings. A small balcony showed through the French doors where two ladies stood conversing and enjoying the garden below.

Eugenia’s eyes grew wide, and she smiled brightly when she saw her brother, Nash, was one of the guests. “Nash! How nice to see you.”

“Eugenia!” He moved toward her, his hands extended. He kissed her on the cheek and stood back to admire her. “’Tis indeed a pleasure to see you, Sister.” His eyes narrowed as he studied her. “You look different.”

Heat rose from her belly. She feared the flush would spread to her face as thoughts of all that had happened since she had last seen her brother swirled around her. The purchased—nay, theft—of her book, the change in her dress and hairstyles, and lastly the night before. Oh, yes, indeed, the night before.

To keep him from examining her too closely, she tucked her hand in his arm and said, “I am the same as always. Perhaps you need to come visit more often.”

“Touché.” He grinned the charming smile she remembered from their childhood. The one that had gotten him out of trouble many times—both with his tutors and their parents. A charmer, her brother. He’d inherited the title of Earl of Clarendon three years ago when he was five and twenty. Up to this point, he’d managed to escape the clutches

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