Spanish Nights (Harlequin Treasury 1990's) by Jennifer Taylor

Author:Jennifer Taylor [Taylor, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Adult, Bachelor, Single Woman, Sensual, Hearts Desire, Harlequin Treasury, Insecurities, Fairy-Tale Romance, Marriage of Convenience, Spain, Multicultural, Runaway Bride, Spanish Husband
Publisher: Harlequin Treasury-Harlequin Romance 90s
Published: 2012-07-16T04:00:00+00:00

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It was over a week before the doctor allowed Luis to remove the bandages. By that time Laura knew that his patience had been tried to the limit. He was used to being active and the restriction in his lifestyle irked him. Not that it affected his work; in fact, he seemed to spend more and more time at the bodega only returning in time for dinner which in traditional Spanish style was served at ten each evening.

With her he was unfailingly polite, asking after her health, how she had spent her day, trotting out so many polite enquiries that she felt she would scream if she had to answer one more. Yet somehow she always managed to curb her temper and reply calmly, afraid to damage the fragile truce that had existed since that night they had shared coffee in the kitchen. She had the feeling that Luis was playing some sort of waiting game, a feeling heightened by the fact that he was still sleeping in the adjoining room. But waiting for what? That was the one question she couldn’t answer.

It came as a shock, therefore, when she returned to the bedroom one morning after breakfast to find Luis standing by the window. He had usually left well before this time to go to work. Over the past week Laura had slipped into the routine of going down late for breakfast to avoid the intimacy of having to face him over the breakfast table. Doña Elena nearly always took breakfast in her room, and Laura preferred the loneliness of eating by herself to the strain of having to cope with yet another polite conversation.

Now she halted in the doorway, her eyes widening as she saw that Luis wasn’t dressed in one of his many elegant business suits but in tight black trousers and a short, waist-length dark grey jacket which made the most of his wide-shouldered, slim-hipped physique. With his black hair lying smoothly against his well-shaped head and his tanned skin gleaming with health and vitality, he looked superb, and she couldn’t quite hide the faint hunger in her eyes as he suddenly turned to her.

He studied her in a silence that seemed to stretch for ever then smiled with a faint amusement. ‘You seem surprised to see me. Surely you haven’t forgotten what day it is?’

‘What day? I’m sorry, I don’t understand.’

‘It is the beginning of the feria. Today we shall ride into town and meet our friends and enjoy all the celebrations at the fair. And I have brought you a present, something fitting for you to wear on such an occasion.’ He gestured towards the bed and she gasped when she saw the dress lying on the white lace spread.

It was deep scarlet, the long skirt ruffled with layer upon layer of frills, the low-cut bodice and tiny cap sleeves edged with the same frills. It was a dream of a dress, exotic yet sophisticated, and she loved it on sight.

‘It is just beautiful, Luis.

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